Common name of Lagocephalus lagocephalus
 
Common name Oceanic blaasop
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country South Africa
Locality
Ref. Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra, 1986
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier habitat/ecology
2nd modifier
Remarks 'blaasop', from Afrikaans, i.e., blow up, refers to the physical morphology of the fish (Nico E. Willemse, Coll. No. 375, personal communication)
 
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