Purple puffer (Takifugu vermicularis)

Scientific name: Takifugu vermicularis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850

Purple puffer (Takifugu vermicularis)

The Purple puffer (Takifugu vermicularis) is a marine fish of the family Tetraodontidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan to the East China Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 13. Body without prickles. Brown vermiculations dorsally, white ventrally. Pectoral and dorsal fins yellow; anal fin white; caudal fin yellow with dark rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Takifugu vermicularis
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan to the East China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)

Sources

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

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