Diagnostic Description
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Body without prickles. Body brown dorsally, white ventrally. A large black blotch behind pectoral fin, another on base of dorsal fin (Ref. 559).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 17; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 11 - 15
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Occurs in the sublittoral zone (Ref. 11230). The skin, gonads, liver, intestines and even the blood contain deadly toxin but still utilized fresh for human consumption, especially in Japan (Ref. 9988).
Importance
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fisheries: commercial
分布
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分布於西北太平洋區，由日本、韓國及俄羅斯沿海至東中國海。台灣分布於北部海域。
利用
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肝臟及卵巢具劇毒，小腸、皮膚具強毒不宜食用，肉及精巢無毒。肉質鮮美，是具商業價值之食用魚。
描述
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體亞圓筒形，稍側扁，體前部粗圓，向後漸細，尾柄長圓錐狀。眼眶間隔大於吻長。鼻孔小，每側2個，鼻瓣呈卵圓形突起。體腹側下緣有一縱行皮褶。體背和腹面均光滑無棘。鰓孔內側淡色。背鰭近似鐮刀形，位於體後部，具軟條12-17；臀鰭與其同形且相對，具軟條11-15；無腹鰭；胸鰭寬短，近方形；尾鰭寬大，近圓形。體背部為紫褐色或黃褐色，腹面乳白色；依成長過示呈，體背具許多大小不一之淺灰或黑褐色小斑點，長成後，斑點消失；體側另具不帶灰白緣之黑色大型胸斑；背鰭基部另具黑斑塊；縱行皮褶橘黃色。背、胸和尾鰭紫黑色；臀鰭橘黃色，末端暗褐色。
棲地
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西北太平洋近海底層中大型魚類。主要以軟體動物、甲殼類、棘皮動物及魚類等為食。
Takifugu porphyreus
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Takifugu porphyreus: Brief Summary
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Takifugu porphyreus, known as the purple puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Northwest Pacific, where it ranges from Hokkaido to the East China Sea. It is a demersal species found in the littoral zone that reaches 52 cm (20.5 inches) in total length. While parts of the fish are highly toxic, it is frequently consumed as fugu in Japan.
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