Takifugu niphobles
General information
 
Takifugu niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
 
 
Synonyms
Fugu niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Sphaeroides niphobles Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Takyfugu niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
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
China; Japan; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Hong Kong
Occurrence Native: China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Hong Kong
Importance
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Omura Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Single female
Diploid chromosome number
44
Karyotype formula
4m+16sm+24st/ac
Fundamental arm number
64
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.