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Lagocephalus lunaris Lunartail puffer

Lagocephalus lunaris is commonly referred to as Lunartail puffer. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Highly toxic.

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lexID:
5189 
AphiaID:
219957 
Scientific:
Lagocephalus lunaris 
German:
Kugelfisch 
English:
Lunartail Puffer 
Category:
Pufferfishes/Globefishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Lagocephalus (Genus) > lunaris (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bloch & Schneider, ), 1801 
Occurrence:
Kuwait, Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arabian Sea, Australia, China, Corea, East-Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, South Atlantic, South-Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean 
Size:
up to 17.72" (45 cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Clam meat, Fish (little fishes), Frozen Food (large sort), Insects, Krill, Mosquito larvae, Snails 
Tank:
439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Highly toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-03-21 20:35:08 

Toxicity


Lagocephalus lunaris is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Lagocephalus lunaris, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

Info

(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Special thanks for the Foto to Johnny Jensen from Danmark.

Poisonous to eat! Danger of injury.

For experienced aquarists only.

Synonyms:
Lagocephalus lunaris lunaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Spheroides lunaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)(misspelling)
Sphoerodon lunaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
Sphoeroides lunaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Tetrodon lunaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Puffer fish can produce toxins such as tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin and accumulate them in the skin, gonads and liver.
The toxin tetrodotoxin, which is contained in the fugu, is 1000 times more toxic than cyanide and there is no antidote serum, death then occurs by respiratory paralysis
The degree of toxicity varies depending on the species, but also on the geographical area and season.

We recommend that you never prepare puffer fish yourself, as the risk of fatal poisoning is far too great.
If you still absolutely want to eat puffer fish meat (fugu), then the fish should only be slaughtered by a Japanese special chef with a license and several years of training.
Only the training of these special chefs can guarantee the correct slaughter, complete removal and proper disposal of all toxic parts of the fish.

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Homepage Johnny Jensen (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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