Biology:Takifugu snyderi

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Short description: Species of pufferfish

Takifugu snyderi
Happy fish.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Takifugu
Species:
T. snyderi
Binomial name
Takifugu snyderi
(Abe, 1988)
Synonyms
  • Fugu vermicularis snyderi
T. snyderi in an aquarium.

Takifugu snyderi,[1] known as shōsai-fugu in Japanese, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a marine species native to Japan , the Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea. It is demersal and reaches 30 cm (11.8 inches) SL. While the ovaries, skin, liver, and intestines of the species are extremely toxic, the testes and flesh are thought to be less hazardous, and species of the genus Takifugu are frequently consumed as fugu.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1945664 entry