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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 Ecologia

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

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Northwest Pacific: Japan to the East China Sea.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 559)

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Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais (total) : 12 - 15; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 10 - 13. Body without prickles. Brown vermiculations dorsally, white ventrally. Pectoral and dorsal fins yellow; anal fin white; caudal fin yellow with dark rays (Ref. 559).

Occurs near shore (incl. semi-enclosed sea areas), and in estuaries (Ref. 11230). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Matsuura, Keiichi | Colaboradores

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

Quase ameaçada (NT) ; Date assessed: 10 June 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para os humanos

Poisonous to eat (Ref. 559)

Uso pelos humanos

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Takifugu vermicularis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)