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List of Takifugu species used in this study. |
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| Adaptability |
Species (Common name) |
Environment (Total length) |
Spawning |
Region |
Ref. |
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| Seawater fish, Anadromous freshwater fish |
Takifugu obscurus (Obscure puffer, Mefugu) |
Sea River 20–40 cm |
River |
East Asia |
[12,15-17,46] |
| Seawater fish, Peripheral freshwater fish |
Takifugu niphobles (Grass puffer, Kusafugu) |
Seacoast, River mouth* 15 cm |
Sea |
East Asia |
[12,15,47] |
| Seawater fish |
Takifugu pardalis (Panther puffer, Higanfugu) |
Sea, River mouth** 20–38 cm |
Sea |
East Asia |
[12,22] |
| Takifugu poecilonotus (Fine-patterned puffer, Komonfugu) |
Sea, River mouth*** 20 cm |
Sea |
East Asia |
[12,15] |
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| Takifugu rubripes (Ocellate puffer, Tiger puffer, Torafugu) |
Sea, River mouth*** 35–80 cm |
Sea |
East Asia |
[12,15,22] |
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| Takifugu porphyreus (Genuin puffer, Purple puffer, Mafugu) |
Sea 20–50 cm |
Sea |
East Asia |
[12,22] |
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* Adult fish are often seen in BW river mouths and sometimes seen in FW rivers. ** Adult fish are sometimes seen in BW river mouths [48]. *** Fingerlings are often seen in brackish river mouths [22]. | |||||
Kato et al. BMC Physiology 2005 5:18 doi:10.1186/1472-6793-5-18 |
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