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  • Takifugu xanthopterus
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Scientific Name Takifugu xanthopterus    (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Common Name
Type Locality Nagasaki, Japan.
Synonym(s) Fugu xanthopterus, Tetraodon xanthopterus
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Size 500mm or 19.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and East China Sea.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Fauna Japonica Last part (15), pp 284, Pl. 125 (fig. 1).
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:04 (species record created: 2020 Nov 15 08:31)