Takifugu alboplumbeus, sometimes known as the grey-spotted puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a marine species native to the Indo-Pacific that reaches 23 cm (9.1 inches) SL. It is known to be highly toxic.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Poisonous. The note covers its whole family. Pufferfish; tetrodotoxin in liver, ovaries and skin Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Takifugu flavipterus — poisonous
- Amblyrhynchote honckenii — poisonous
- Chelonodon kappa — poisonous
- Takifugu oblongus — poisonous
- Torquigener pleurogramma — poisonous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Takifugu
- Species
- Takifugu alboplumbeus
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