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]

Takifugu snyderi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Takifugu snyderi (Abe, 1988)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Takifugu snyderi". FishBase.