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Silver Toadfish

( Lagocephalus sceleratus )
Description

Other names

North-west Blowfish, Nor-west Blowie, Silver-cheeked Toadfish , Giant Toadfish, Giant Toado, Silver Pufferfish, Silver-stripe Pufferfish

 

How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
  • CAUTION: Poisonous
  • Belong to the family Tetraodontidae (pufferfish, toadfish, blowfish)
  • Can grow to 1.1m in length
  • Puff up when threatened
  • Large dangerous teeth that could easily take a chunk out of a hand
  • Found in Australia’s tropical and temperate waters from NSW north around to SA
  • Unwelcome by-catch when targeting other species
  • Can be solitary or in large schools