Takifugu poecilonotus, the finepatterned puffer, or Komon-fugu (Japanese: 小紋河豚), is a species of pufferfish, one of 25 in the genus Takifugu. It is found in the northwest Pacific Ocean at shallow depths up to 20m.[1] It contains tetrodotoxin like other members of the genus Takifugu.[2] This species is found in fresh, brackish and saltwater environments.[3]
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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. poecilonotus
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Larson, H.; Jing, L.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Takifugu poecilonotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T21342A2775386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T21342A2775386.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ http://ju.nii.ac.jp/0013/00016332 [dead link]
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Takifugu poecilonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)".
Further reading
edit- Shao, K., Liu, M., Larson, H., Jing, L., Leis, J.L. & Matsuura, K. 2014. Takifugu poecilonotus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T21342A2775386. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T21342A2775386.en. Downloaded on 28 March 2017.