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Tiger puffer (Takifugu rubripes)
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Tetraodontidae

Tiger puffer

Takifugu rubripes

White ring black blotch toxic liver and ovaries

  • Black
  • Gray
  • White
  • Temperate
  • Nearshore
  • Globally widespread
  • Marine fish
  • Globular or blocky
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

Tiger puffer is a marine fish of coastal waters and coral reefs. It is known for white ring black blotch toxic liver and ovaries.

Maximum length
80 cm
Water
Marine
Habitat
Coastal waters and coral reefs
Body shape
Rounded
Diet
Omnivorous
Distribution
Warm waters worldwide
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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