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Lagocephalus Swainson, 1839

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Swainson, William. 1839. The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. Longman’s, London. Vol. 2: i-vi, 1-448.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Tetraodontiformes
family
Tetraodontidae
genus
Lagocephalus

Name

Synonyms
Apsicephalus Hollard, 1857
Laeviphysus Li, 2002
Pleudranacanthus
Pleuranacanthus Bleeker, 1865
Promecocephale Bibron, 1855
Promecocephalus Troschel, 1856
Homonyms
Lagocephalus Swainson, 1839
Common names
Rabbitfishes in English
rabbitfishes in English
サバフグ属 in Japanese
サバフグ属 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  2. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N., 1990: null. Genera of Recent Fishes. iii + 697.
  4. FishBase
  5. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025.
  6. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025.
  7. N. H. Fishes, etc., 2, 194
  8. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
  9. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
  10. SN2000/Fritzsche, 1982
  11. SN2000/Fritzsche, 1982
  12. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
  13. Swainson, W. (1839). The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>London.</em> 2: i-vi + 1-448.
  14. Swainson, W. (1839). The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>London.</em> 2: i-vi + 1-448.
  15. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  16. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  17. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
  18. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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