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Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Takifugu: A Japanese word with several meanings; taki = waterfall + fugu = fish; it could be also understood as taki = to be cooked in liquid + fugu = a venomous fish.
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal. Temperate; 40°N - 22°N, 115°E - 145°E
Northwest Pacific: Japan to the East China Sea.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 559)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12 - 15; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 10 - 13. Body without prickles. Brown vermiculations dorsally, white ventrally. Pectoral and dorsal fins yellow; anal fin white; caudal fin yellow with dark rays (Ref. 559).
Occurs near shore (incl. semi-enclosed sea areas), and in estuaries (Ref. 11230). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 559)
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 16.9 - 23.2, mean 20.4 °C (based on 80 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.00967 - 0.05425), b=2.90 (2.72 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Assuming tm=2-4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Very high vulnerability (80 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 45.6 [20.2, 109.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.433 [0.186, 1.013] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [15.6, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.512 [0.231, 1.099] g/100g; Selenium = 13.4 [6.6, 29.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.41 [2.37, 37.88] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.527 [0.367, 0.827] mg/100g (wet weight);