Oceanic puffer Lagocephalus lagocephalus

Classification

Tetraodontidae [family]

Lagocephalus [genus] (2)

lagocephalus [species]

Classification

Tetraodontidae [family]

Lagocephalus [genus] (2)

lagocephalus [species]

Names

English name	Oceanic puffer
Valid name	Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym sensu lato	Tetrodon lagocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Actinopterygii [class] Ray-finned Fishes
    - Tetraodontiformes [order] Puffers and Filefishes
      - Tetraodontidae [family] Puffers
        
        Lagocephalus Swainson, 1839 [genus]
        
        Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) [species] Oceanic puffer