Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Lives in shallow coastal waters, but enters brackish waters (Ref. 4833).
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Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino 1984 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=559&speccode=7
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Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: South Africa to Indonesia, north to Japan, south to Australia.
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Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino 1984 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=559&speccode=7
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South Africa (country)
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Madagascar and Réunion (western Mascarenes) east to Indonesia, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia.
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 10 - 12
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Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra 1986 Tetraodontidae. p. 894-903. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4919)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4919&speccode=8071
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Size
Max. size
40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4919))
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Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra 1986 Tetraodontidae. p. 894-903. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4919)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4919&speccode=8071
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Diagnostic Description
Body covered with prickles (Ref. 559). Brownish above with pale spots, yellowish white below; narrow dark bars on sides (Ref. 4919).
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Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra 1986 Tetraodontidae. p. 894-903. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4919)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4919&speccode=8071
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 3 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 51 - 88
Temperature range (°C): 18.507 - 18.507
Nitrate (umol/L): 6.303 - 6.303
Salinity (PPS): 35.322 - 35.322
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.730 - 4.730
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.627 - 0.627
Silicate (umol/l): 7.495 - 7.495
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 51 - 88
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 51 - 88
Temperature range (°C): 18.507 - 18.507
Nitrate (umol/L): 6.303 - 6.303
Salinity (PPS): 35.322 - 35.322
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.730 - 4.730
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.627 - 0.627
Silicate (umol/l): 7.495 - 7.495
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 51 - 88
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Takifugu oblongus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 6 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 6 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
ACACGCTGATTTTTCTCAACCAATCACAAAGATATCGGCACCCTATACCTAGTTTTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGCACAGCACTA---AGTCTTCTTATTCGGGCCGAACTCAGTCAACCCGGCGCACTCTTGGGTGAT---GACCAGATCTACAATGTAATCGTTACAGCCCATGCATTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATCATGATTGGAGGCTTTGGGAACTGATTAGTTCCCCTTATA---ATCGGAGCCCCAGACATGGCCTTTCCCCGAATAAACAACATAAGCTTTTGACTGCTTCCCCCATCCTTCCTCCTTCTGCTCGCATCCTCTGGAGTAGAAGCCGGAGCGGGTACGGGCTGAACAGTTTACCCGCCCCTAGCAGGAAATCTTGCCCACGCAGGAGCTTCTGTAGACCTC---ACCATCTTCTCCCTTCATCTTGCAGGGGTTTCCTCTATTCTAGGAGCAATCAACTTCATCACAACTATTATTAACATGAAACCCCCAGCAATCTCACAATACCAAACACCTCTTTTCGTGTGAGCAGTTTTAATTACTGCTGTACTTCTCCTGCTCTCCCTTCCAGTCCTTGCAGCA---GGGATCACTATACTTCTCACTGACCGAAATCTGAATACAACCTTCTTTGACCCAGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCCATCCTGTACCAACATTTATTCTGATTCTTTGGACACCCTGAAGTCTACATTCTTATCCTTCCCGGCTTCGGAATAATCTCACATATCGTAGCCTACTACTCGGGCAAAAAA---GAACCATTCGGCTACATGGGCATGGTCTGAGCTATGATGGCCATCGGCCTTCTTGGTTTTATTGTATGAGCCCATCATATGTTTACAGTCGGTATGGACGTAGACACCCGAGCCTACTTTACCTCTGCCACAATAATTATTGCCATCCCAACAGGAGTCAAAGTATTTAGCTGACTC---GCAACCCTGCATGGAGGA---TCAATTAAATGAGAAACCCCTATACTATGAGCCCTCGGCTTCATCTTCCTATTTACAGTGGGTGGCCTAACCGGAATTGTCCTGGCCAACTCATCCCTAGACATTGTATTACACGACACCTACTACGTAGTTGCCCACTTCCACTATGTC---CTCTCCATGGGTGCTGTATTTGCAATTATGGGTGCATTCGTACACTGATTCCCACTATTTTCAGGATATACACTCCACAGCACTTGAACTAAAATCCACTTCGGAGTAATGTTCATTGGTGTCAACCTAACCTTCTTCCCTCAACACTTCCTTGGTCTAGCTGGAATGCCCCGT---CGATACTCCGACTACCCAGACGCATACGCC---CTATGAAACTCCGTCTCCTCAATTGGCTCCATAGTCTCTCTAGTGGCTGTAATTATGTTCCTCTTTATCCTCTGAGAAGCCTTCACCGCTAAACGAGAAGTC---CAATCAGTTGAACTAACAATAACAAAT
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Takifugu oblongus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 6
Specimens with Barcodes: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 6
Specimens with Barcodes: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: of no interest
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Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. (Ref. 4833)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4833&speccode=4592
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