A new record of Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin 1789) confirming a further range extension into the northern Aegean Sea

Abstract

The silverstripe blaasop, Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin 1789), belongs to the family Tetraodontidae; with the native range in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean (Smith and Heemstra, 1986) it inhabits tropical waters at depths ranging from 18 to 100 m, preferably on reefs (May and Maxwell, 1986)