Takifugu exascurus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Takifugu |
| Species: | T. exascurus
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| Takifugu exascurus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
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Takifugu exascurus[1] is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a marine species native to the Northwest Pacific, where it occurs in the waters surrounding Japan, including the Sea of Japan. It reaches 15 cm (5.9 inches) SL and is known as ムシフグ (Mushifugu) in Japanese.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Takifugu exascurus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Takifugu exascurus". FishBase.
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