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Tetraodontidae

China puffer

Takifugu chinensis

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Large
  • Temperate fish
Maximum length
55 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: west of Tsushima, Japan to the East China and Yellow seas.
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered
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