Lagocephalus sceleratus

(Gmelin, 1789)

Chordata » Tetraodontiformes » Tetraodontidae » Lagocephalus sceleratus

Common name (English)

Silver-cheeked toadfish, giant toadfish

Common name (Greek)

Λαγοκέφαλος

Common name (Turkish)

Balon balığı

Ηabitat

A: Marine

Global distribution

Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 4919). Lessepsian migrant to the Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 55043). 111754 0

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien: Invasive

First detection year

2004

Online resource

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=4761

Pathway

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

5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water

Other notes

1st Med record: 2003

1st Med country: Turkey

References

DFMR (2006) Toxic Fish. Technical Report 427/2006, Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Nicosia, Cyprus.

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

iNaturalist (2025) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/324285845

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