Takifugu stictonotus

Takifugu stictonotus[1] is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Northwest Pacific, where it ranges from Hokkaido to the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea. It is a demersal species that reaches 35 cm (13.8 inches) SL. In Mandarin Chinese, the species is known as 密点多纪鲀, translating to "dense pufferfish".[2]

Takifugu stictonotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Takifugu
Species:
T. stictonotus
Binomial name
Takifugu stictonotus
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Fugu stictonotus
  • Takifugu strictonotus
  • Tetraodon stictonotus

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Takifugu stictonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Takifugu stictonotus". FishBase.
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