Table 1 List of Takifugu species used in this study.
Adaptability | Species (Common name) | Environment (Total length) | Spawning | Region | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seawater fish, Anadromous freshwater fish | Takifugu obscurus (Obscure puffer, Mefugu) | Sea River 20–40 cm | River | East Asia | [12,15-17,46] |
Seawater fish, Peripheral freshwater fish | Takifugu niphobles (Grass puffer, Kusafugu) | Seacoast, River mouth* 15 cm | Sea | East Asia | [12,15,47] |
Seawater fish | Takifugu pardalis (Panther puffer, Higanfugu) | Sea, River mouth** 20–38 cm | Sea | East Asia | [12,22] |
| Â | Takifugu poecilonotus (Fine-patterned puffer, Komonfugu) | Sea, River mouth*** 20 cm | Sea | East Asia | [12,15] |
|  | Takifugu rubripes (Ocellate puffer, Tiger puffer, Torafugu) | Sea, River mouth*** 35–80 cm | Sea | East Asia | [12,15,22] |
|  | Takifugu porphyreus (Genuin puffer, Purple puffer, Mafugu) | Sea 20–50 cm | Sea | East Asia | [12,22] |