| Lunar-tail puffer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Lagocephalus |
| Species: | L. lunaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Lagocephalus lunaris | |
Lagocephalus lunaris, also known as the Lunar-tail puffer, is a type of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It lives in areas in the Indo-Pacific, and its habitat is in areas of coastal marine waters, up to depths of 150 meters deep in sandy bottoms, coastal reefs[1], estuaries and mangroves. This fish is listed as least concern, due to it overlapping many marine protected areas.[2] It has a max length up to 45 centimeters in length, and eats marine invertebrates as its food source, and contains poison that makes it dangerous to consume.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lagocephalus lunaris summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-03-03.