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Smooth blaasop

Lagocephalus inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)

Status not recordedbony fish

The smooth blaasop (Lagocephalus inermis) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the smooth blaasop

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the smooth blaasop live?

Not recorded

Is the smooth blaasop endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the smooth blaasop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusLagocephalus
  7. SpeciesLagocephalus inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)

Synonyms Tetraodon inermis, Tetrodon inermis

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Smooth golden pufferEnglish
  • Smooth golden pufferfishEnglish
  • Smooth golden toadfishEnglish
  • Smooth northern toadfishEnglish
  • Smooth-backed blowfishEnglish
  • Smoothback pufferEnglish
  • Peix bola bronzejatCatalan
  • カナフグJapanese
  • Baiacu-liso-do-PacíficoPortuguese
  • ปลาปักเป้าหลังเรียบThai
  • ButeteFilipino
  • 規仔Chinese
  • 滑背河魨Chinese
  • 黑鰓兔頭魨Chinese
  • 黒鰓兔頭魨Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the smooth blaasop

Other species in the same genus Lagocephalus.

Giant toado

Lagocephalus sceleratus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Puffer

Lagocephalus lagocephalus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Spade blaasop

Lagocephalus spadiceus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Puffer

Lagocephalus laevigatus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the smooth blaasop?

The smooth blaasop (Lagocephalus inermis) belongs to the family Tetraodontidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Smooth blaasop (Lagocephalus inermis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-blaasop

MLA

“Smooth blaasop (Lagocephalus inermis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-blaasop.

BibTeX
@misc{smooth_blaasop_2026,
  title = {Smooth blaasop (Lagocephalus inermis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-blaasop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}