Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes)

Scientific name: Takifugu rubripes Temminck & Schlegel, 1850

Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes)

The Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes) is a freshwater fish of the family Tetraodontidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, western part of the Sea of Japan and the East China and Yellow seas northward to Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 16; Vertebrae: 21 - 22. Body covered with prickles; presence of a large round black blotch edged with a white line on side just behind pectoral fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Takifugu rubripes
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Common length
40.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; non-migratory
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: western part of the Sea of Japan and the East China and Yellow seas northward to Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.15-0.17; assuming tm

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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