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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.
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42715); max. published weight: 48.38 g (Ref. 124712)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Flesh, liver, ovaries, testes, skin and intestine toxic (Ref. 42715).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Yamada, U., 2002. Tetraodontidae. p. 1418-1431. In T. Nakabo (ed.). Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species (second edition). Tokai University Press, 1749 p. (Ref. 42715)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 42715)
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 16.2 - 26.6, mean 24.7 °C (based on 98 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03162 (0.01696 - 0.05895), b=2.92 (2.76 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for species & Genus-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 108 [44, 283] mg/100g ; Iron = 1.34 [0.59, 3.14] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.2 [15.9, 20.4] % ; Omega3 = 0.315 [0.152, 0.637] g/100g ; Selenium = 27.2 [13.1, 61.6] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 9.22 [2.70, 34.00] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.781 [0.523, 1.195] mg/100g (wet weight);