| General information |
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Takifugu poecilonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) |
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| Common name | Finepatterned 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; native: Taiwan; native: South Korea; native: North Korea; questionable: Hong Kong |
| 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 |
Miyaki K, Tabeta O, Kayano H (1995). Karyotypes in Six Species of Pufferfishes Genus Takifugu (Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontiformes). Fisheries Science, 61(4): 594-598. |
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