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Takifugu poecilonotus

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

Takifugu poecilonotus (finepatterned puffer) is a species of pufferfish, one of 25 in the genus Takifugu. It is found in the northwest Pacific Ocean at shallow depths up to 20m.[1] It contains tetrodotoxin like other members of the genus Takifugu.[2] This species is found in fresh, brackish and saltwater environments.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/21342/0 IUCN Redlist
  2. ^ http://ju.nii.ac.jp/0013/00016332
  3. ^ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278423


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