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Etymology: Lagocephalus: Greek, lagos = hare + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Charles John Melville Glover (1935–1992) was ichthyologist at the South Australian Museum, Adelaide (1964–1991) and was Curator of Fishes (1967–1991). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan to the West Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12. Body covered with prickles. Caudal fin double emarginate, middle of fin convex. Blackish-brown dorsally, silver ventrally. Pectoral and dorsal fins dark; anal fin white; caudal fin black with upper and lower white tips (Ref. 559).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 9137)
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