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Scientific Name Takifugu obscurus    (Abe, 1949)
Common Name
Type Locality Market in Tokyo, Japan (among fishes caught from eastern China Sea or its adjoining waters).
Synonym(s) Fugu obscurus, Sphoeroides ocellatus obscurus
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Size 400mm or 15.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Western Pacific: East China Sea and the South China Sea. Found in rivers in China and the Korean Peninsula.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan v. 14 (no. 13), pp 97, Pls. 1 (figs. 3-4), 2 (fig. 1).
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:04 (species record created: 2020 Nov 15 08:29)