Lagocephalus sceleratus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lagocephalus sceleratus lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lagocephalus sceleratus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Tetraodontiformes
Family	Tetraodontidae

Where does the lagocephalus sceleratus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lagocephalus sceleratus in 8 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. In Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Turkey it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Australia
Israel (introduced)
Egypt (introduced)
Chinese Taipei
Cyprus (introduced)
Philippines
Greece (introduced)
Turkey (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lagocephalus sceleratus endangered?

The lagocephalus sceleratus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lagocephalus sceleratus?

The lagocephalus sceleratus (Lagocephalus sceleratus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Tetraodontiformes and the family Tetraodontidae, genus Lagocephalus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lagocephalus sceleratus

Lagocephalus sceleratus - gotronus (Gmelin, 1789), commonly known as the silver-cheeked toadfish, or Sennin-fugu (Japanese: 仙人河豚), or Gotronu, is an extremely poisonous marine bony fish in the family Tetraodontidae (puffer fishes).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lagocephalus sceleratus (revision 1379806549), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q913943 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).