Takifugu oblongus, known as the oblong blowfish or lattice blaasop, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific, where it ranges from South Africa to Indonesia, Japan, and Australia. It lives primarily in coastal marine environments, although it is known to enter brackish water. The species reaches 40 cm (15.8 inches) SL.
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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
- Torquigener pleurogramma — poisonous
- Takifugu alboplumbeus — poisonous
- Sphoeroides maculatus — considered poisonous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Takifugu
- Species
- Takifugu oblongus
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