WckedMidas
05-18-2005, 8:11 PM
The Smooth Golden Pufferfish is rounded in cross-section. It has a smooth body with a patch of low spines from the chin to the anus. The two teeth in both jaws form a powerful beak.
This species grows to 30 cm in length.
The body and head are green-brown above, yellow-silver on the sides and white below. The pectoral fin is bright yellow and the anal fin is white.
This species occurs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-Pacific.
In Australia it is known from coastal waters of north-western Western Australia, around the tropical north of the country, and south to the southern coast of New South Wales.
Six species of Lagocephalus are recorded from Australian waters.
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A 26 cm long Smooth Golden Pufferfish caught on hook and line at Manly, southern Queensland, September 2003. Photo © C. Power
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A 75 cm long Smooth Golden Pufferfish caught on hook and line at a depth of 12 m, near Bribie Island, Queensland, May 2005. Photo © T
This species grows to 30 cm in length.
The body and head are green-brown above, yellow-silver on the sides and white below. The pectoral fin is bright yellow and the anal fin is white.
This species occurs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-Pacific.
In Australia it is known from coastal waters of north-western Western Australia, around the tropical north of the country, and south to the southern coast of New South Wales.
Six species of Lagocephalus are recorded from Australian waters.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/linermis.jpg
A 26 cm long Smooth Golden Pufferfish caught on hook and line at Manly, southern Queensland, September 2003. Photo © C. Power
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/linermistd.jpg
A 75 cm long Smooth Golden Pufferfish caught on hook and line at a depth of 12 m, near Bribie Island, Queensland, May 2005. Photo © T