Takifugu poecilonotus ';
General information
 
Takifugu poecilonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
 
 
Common nameFinepatterned puffer
Synonyms
Tetraodon poecilonotus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
Fugu poecilonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Fugu poecilonotum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Data Deficient (DD)
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Tetraodontiformes; Tetraodontidae.
Geographical distribution
Japan; Taiwan; South Korea; North Korea; Hong Kong
Occurrence Native: Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea
Questionable: Hong Kong
Importance
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Tachibana Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Single female
Diploid chromosome number
44
Karyotype formula
12m+10sm+22st/ac
Fundamental arm number
66
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Miyaki K, Tabeta O, Kayano H (1995). Karyotypes in Six Species of Pufferfishes Genus Takifugu (Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontiformes). Fisheries Science, 61(4): 594-598.