Lagocephalus guentheri

Miranda Ribeiro, 1915

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Common name (English)

Diamondback pufferfish, Half-smooth golden pufferfish

Common name (Greek)

Λαγοκέφαλος

Ηabitat

A: Marine

Global distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf, southern Oman, India, Indonesia, northwestern Australia and the South China Sea. Reported from Japan (Ref. 12484). Southwest Atlantic: Brazil (Ref. 12484). 109465 0

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

2006

Online resource

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=28209

Pathway

6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat

5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water

Pathway detail

Suez Canal

Other notes

Lagocephalus guentheri misident. Lagocephalus spadiceus

1st Med record: 1930

1st Med country: Greece

References

Katsanevakis S, Tsiamis K, Ioannou G, Michailidis N, Zenetos A (2009) Inventory of alien marine species of Cyprus (2009). Mediterranean Marine Science 10(2): 109-134. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.113

Michail C, Crocetta F, Zenetos A, Langeneck J, Tsiamis K, Tiralongo F, Kletou D, Constantinou G, Cai LL, Vasiliades L, Rousou M, Katsanevakis S, Tanduo V, Hadjieftychiou SI, Papageorgiou IV, Kleitou P (2026) Marine non-indigenous species of Cyprus: pathways, introduction dynamics, spatial patterns, and policy implications. Biological Invasions 28(97). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-026-03814-6