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Takifugu vermicularis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)

Purple puffer
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Japan country information

Common names: Nashi-fugu, Pear puffer, Shosaifugu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from the Iwate Prefecture southward (Ref. 559). Also known form the Inland Sea (Ref. 11230).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Purple pufferfish, Compère rouge, Tamboril rojo, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Takifugu: A Japanese word with several meanings; taki = waterfall + fugu = fish; it could be also understood as taki = to be cooked in liquid + fugu = a venomous fish.
  More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal.   Temperate; 40°N - 22°N, 115°E - 145°E

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