Lagocephalus sceleratus

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Lagocephalus sceleratus is a highly toxic marine pufferfish species, known for its invasive spread in the Mediterranean Sea and its potent tetrodotoxin.

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Label Occurrences
Lagocephalus sceleratus canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species ⓘ
marine organism ⓘ
pufferfish ⓘ
authority (Gmelin, 1789) ⓘ
linked to: Gmelin
bodyColoration grey-brown dorsally with silver flanks ⓘ
bodyShape elongated ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName silver-cheeked pufferfish ⓘ
silver-cheeked toadfish ⓘ
defenseMechanism body inflation ⓘ
tetrodotoxin production ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
distinctiveFeature beak-like fused teeth ⓘ
silver band along sides of body ⓘ
edibility not safe for human consumption ⓘ
family Tetraodontidae ⓘ
genus Lagocephalus ⓘ
habitat continental shelf ⓘ
marine coastal waters ⓘ
sandy bottoms ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
hasToxin tetrodotoxin ⓘ
impact damage to fishing gear ⓘ
negative impact on fisheries ⓘ
threat to human health due to poisoning risk ⓘ
invasiveIn Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
managementMeasure fishing and landing restrictions in some regions ⓘ
public health warnings in Mediterranean countries ⓘ
maximumLength about 60 cm ⓘ
migrationRoute Suez Canal ⓘ
nativeRange Indo-Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ
order Tetraodontiformes ⓘ
pathwayOfIntroduction Lessepsian migration ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
poisoningEffect neurotoxic ⓘ
poisoningSymptom paralysis ⓘ
respiratory failure ⓘ
preysOn benthic invertebrates ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ
molluscs ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
toxicity highly toxic ⓘ
toxinLocation gonads ⓘ
intestine ⓘ
liver ⓘ
skin ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tetraodontidae → contains → Lagocephalus sceleratus ⓘ