Saltwater
Silver-cheeked toadfish
Lagocephalus sceleratus
Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 110 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 27,981 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Bahrain, China, Djibouti, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, and 25 more countries.
Introduced to Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, and 3 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabits offshore reefs. Sandy bottom. Caught by trammel net. This species contains tetrodotoxin which may be a source for food poisoning and the Israel Poison Information center registered 13 cases in December 2008 where all were related to the consumption of this fish.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Fugu sceleratus
- Gastrophysis sceleratus
- Gastrophysus sceleratus
- Gastrophysus scleratus
- Lagocephalus scleratus
- Pleudranacanthus sceleratus
In other languages
- Sølvstribet kuglefisk
- Giant toadfish, Giant toado, North-West blowfish, Silver toadfish, Silver-line pufferfish, Silvercheeked toadfish, Silverside blaasop, Silverstripe blaasop, Spotted rough-backed blowfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.