WoRMS taxon details
Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
158933 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158933)
accepted
Species
Holocanthus melanothos Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
Lagocephalus pachycephalus Ranzani, 1839 · unaccepted
Tetraodon laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted
Tetrodon laevigatus Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
Tetrodon lineolatus Poey, 1868 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tetrodon laevigatus Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
Distribution Western Atlantic: New England, USA and Bermuda to Argentina
Distribution Western Atlantic: New England, USA and Bermuda to Argentina [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158933 on 2025-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lagocephalus pachycephalus Ranzani, 1839) Ranzani, C. (1839). De novis speciebus piscium. Dissertatio prima. <em>Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis.</em> v. 4 [1840]: 65-83, Pls. 8-13. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon laevigatus Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon laevigatus Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: New England, USA and Bermuda to Argentina [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
To Barcode of Life (44 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Lagocephalus pachycephalus Ranzani, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon laevigatus Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Holocanthus melanothos Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon lineolatus Poey, 1868)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lagocephalus laevigatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon laevigatus Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocanthus melanothos Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lagocephalus pachycephalus Ranzani, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon lineolatus Poey, 1868)
To FishBase images (Lagocephalus laevigatus, Angola, by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (65 nucleotides; 94 proteins)
To GenBank (65 nucleotides; 94 proteins) (from synonym Tetrodon laevigatus Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lagocephalus laevigatus USNM 393444 radiograph predorsal and caudal area, specimen 1)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Lagocephalus pachycephalus Ranzani, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon laevigatus Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Holocanthus melanothos Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon lineolatus Poey, 1868)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lagocephalus laevigatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon laevigatus Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocanthus melanothos Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lagocephalus pachycephalus Ranzani, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon lineolatus Poey, 1868)
To FishBase images (Lagocephalus laevigatus, Angola, by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (65 nucleotides; 94 proteins)
To GenBank (65 nucleotides; 94 proteins) (from synonym Tetrodon laevigatus Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lagocephalus laevigatus USNM 393444 radiograph predorsal and caudal area, specimen 1)
To ITIS
