| Family: |
Tetraodontidae (Puffers), subfamily: Tetraodontinae |
| Max. size: |
20 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Japan and the southern Korean Peninsula. Reported from Taiwan (Ref. 12711). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-13. Body covered with prickles. Brown with many irregular pale spots dorsally, white ventrally (Ref. 559). |
| Biology: |
Euryhaline (Ref. 37812). Occurs near shore on rock bottoms (Ref. 11230). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(Ref. 96402)
|
| Threat to humans: |
poisonous to eat |
| Country info: |
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