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Bony fish

Yellowfin Puffer

Takifugu xanthopterus

Also known as: Blowfish, Pufferfish, Striped Puffer, Tiger Puffer, Swelltoad, Toadfish, Yellowfin Pufferfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@dwpenman · Tauranga, New Zealand · February 20181 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, pairs, or in schools, over rocky bottoms, in high energy zones, of estuaries and shorelines.

The bodies of Pufferfish are covered in a toxic mucus, if the skin or flesh is consumed it can be fatal to humans.
When threatened they will puff up like a football to deter predators.

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How to identify

Fins & Tail
yellow fins

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Northwest Pacific
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Found singly, pairs, or in schools, over rocky bottoms, in high energy zones, of estuaries and shorelines.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderTetraodontiformes
    5. familyTetraodontidae
    6. genusTakifugu
    7. speciesTakifugu xanthopterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)

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    More in the family

    Puffers (Tetraodontidae)