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Spade blaasop

Lagocephalus spadiceus (Richardson, 1845)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the spade 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 spade blaasop live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the spade blaasop as introduced in 5 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Türkiyeinvasive
  2. Cyprus
  3. Egypt
  4. Lebanon
  5. Syria

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the spade 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 spade blaasop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusLagocephalus
  7. SpeciesLagocephalus spadiceus (Richardson, 1845)

Synonyms Gastrophysus spadiceus, Sphaeroides spadiceus, Spheroides spadiceus, Sphoeroides spadiceus, Tetraodon spadiceus, Tetrodon spadiceus

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Brown-back toadfishEnglish
  • Brown-backed toadfishEnglish
  • Brownback pufferEnglish
  • Brownback toadfishEnglish
  • Half-smooth golden pufferEnglish
  • Half-smooth golden pufferfishEnglish
  • White chestnut pufferEnglish
  • NiffakhaArabic
  • Peix bola verdósCatalan
  • čtverzubec kaštanovýCzech
  • Καστανόραχος λαγοκέφαλοςGreek
  • kultakylkipallokalaFinnish
  • Tétraodon-lièvre DoréFrench
  • לגינון נודדHebrew
  • シロサバフグJapanese
  • 은밀복Korean
  • Baiacu-verde-douradoPortuguese
  • Восточносредиземноморский зайцеголовый иглобрюхRussian
  • ปลาปักเป้าหลังครึ่งThai
  • BalonTurkish
  • 棕斑兔頭魨Chinese
  • ينفوخ بني الظهرArabic
  • ينفوخ نصف أملسArabic
  • balon baligiTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spade blaasop

Other species in the same genus Lagocephalus.

Giant toado

Lagocephalus sceleratus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Puffer

Lagocephalus lagocephalus

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.

Is the spade blaasop an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the spade blaasop as invasive in 1 country: Türkiye. It lists it as introduced in 5 in all.

What kind of animal is the spade blaasop?

The spade blaasop (Lagocephalus spadiceus) 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). Spade blaasop (Lagocephalus spadiceus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spade-blaasop

MLA

“Spade blaasop (Lagocephalus spadiceus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spade-blaasop.

BibTeX
@misc{spade_blaasop_2026,
  title = {Spade blaasop (Lagocephalus spadiceus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spade-blaasop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}