Biology:Takifugu oblongus

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Takifugu oblongus
Tetrodon oblongus Achilles 182.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Takifugu
Species:
T. oblongus
Binomial name
Takifugu oblongus
(Bloch, 1786)
Synonyms
  • Torquigener oblongus Tetrodon oblongus
  • Sphoeroides oblongus Tetraodon waandersii
  • [1]
  • Takyfugu oblongus Sphaeroides oblongus
  • Fugu oblongus
  • Tetraodon oblongus

Takifugu oblongus,[2] known as the oblong blowfish or lattice blaasop, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific, where it ranges from South Africa to Indonesia, Japan , and Australia . It lives primarily in coastal marine environments, although it is known to enter brackish water. The species reaches 40 cm (15.8 inches) SL.[3]

References

  1. Kottelat, M. (2013). The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Takifugu oblongus (Bloch, 1786)". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219959. 
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2021). "Takifugu oblongus". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/8301. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1074465 entry