Scientific Name
Takifugu porphyreus  
Pronounce  
Takifugu porphyreus紫色多紀魨
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Author (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) Depth 5 - 30M
Chinese 紫色多紀魨 Poisonous Fish Yes 
Family_Chinese 四齒魨科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F509 Tetraodontidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 紫色多紀魨 
Max Length 52 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 正河魨、氣規、規仔 
Distribution in World Japan to East China Sea   Distribution in Taiwan North 
Habitats Coral、Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality Nagasaki, Japan 
Synonyms Fugu vermiculare porphyreum, Fugu vermicularis porphyreus, Spheroides borealis, Tetraodon porphyreus   
Reference 臺灣省博物館科學年刊(楊鴻嘉,1970);Check. Vert. Taiwan, 89(于名振,1996);Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);中國動物誌-魨形目(蘇等, 2002)  Yu, M.J. 1996 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 蘇錦祥, 李春生 編著 2002 
Specimen List
Common Name Purple puffer 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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