Diagnostic Description
(
Anglèis
)
fornì da Fishbase
Dorsal part of body without prickles, belly covered with prickles (Ref. 559). Greenish or dark grey above, silvery white below (Ref. 4919). Distinguished from other Lagocephalus species by the black gill opening (Ref. 559).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
(
Anglèis
)
fornì da Fishbase
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 10 - 12
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
(
Anglèis
)
fornì da Fishbase
Found in the shelf edge (Ref. 11230). Closely resembles the Atlantic species L. laevigatus Linnaeus which reaches southern Angola (Ref. 4919).