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Lagocephalus in life
In life — Pelagic Pufferfishes, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) whennaturepauls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by whennaturepauls
BPBM 6796Ichthyology

Lagocephalus

Pelagic Pufferfishes

As recorded: Lagocephalus Swainson, 1839

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae

Date
February 10, 1969
Locality
Easter Island
Depth
146 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
7 Bishop specimens of Lagocephalus · collected 1969–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 10, 1969, Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall also collected 2 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Lagocephalus. BPBM 6796. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37325720. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6796.

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