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).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Poisonous. The note covers its whole family. Pufferfish; tetrodotoxin in liver, ovaries and skin Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lagocephalus lagocephalus — poisonous
- Lagocephalus laevigatus — poisonous
- Lagocephalus lunaris — poisonous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Lagocephalus
- Species
- Lagocephalus sceleratus
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