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