Lagocephalus sceleratus
לגינון מוארך
Size range: Max 100 cm (Fishes of the eastern Mediterranean), Max 110 cm (Fishbase, Europe and Mediterranean Marine Fish)
Common size: 15-60 cm (Fishes of the eastern Mediterranean), 40-60 cm (Europe and Mediterranean Marine Fish)
Habitat: (Fishes of the eastern Mediterranean, Europe and Mediterranean Marine Fish)
- Soft - sand , silt, mud
- Vegetation - seaweed, sea grass
Water column position:
- Supra-benthic
Colors & patterns: (Europe and Mediterranean Marine Fish, Fishes of the eastern Mediterranean)
- Inflatable body
- Elongated body - when not inflated, most of the body covered with small spinules
- No pelvic fins
- Round caudal fin
- Dorsal and anal fins opposed and posterior
- Tail neatly concave to a symmetrical lunate
- Two large teeth each jaw
- Belly- flat and white
- Back- blue-green to grey , covered with numerous rounded black spots
- Two lateral silvery stripes
Behavior: (Fishbase)
Association:
- Reef-associated - related to sites it inhabits
Breeding:
- Oviparous
Schooling characteristics: (Fishes of the eastern Mediterranean)
- Solitary
Native/Exotic:
- Exotic