Fish species in Japan
Whitespotted boxfish
ハコフグ · hakofugu
Ostracion immaculatus
This boxfish has a rigid angular body, a small mouth and small fins. Juvenile and adult colours differ. Familiarity with a regional dish does not make a self-caught boxfish safe to eat.
Habitat and season
Warm rocky coasts and seaweed habitats.
- Recorded fishing season
- Not specified
- Scientific name
- Ostracion immaculatus
- Japanese name
- ハコフグ
Months are a broad guide, not a current catch forecast. Region, water temperature and local closures can change the season.
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Detailed Japanese species notes
角張った箱のような体を持つ魚。地方料理の知名度があっても、中毒事例があるため釣った個体を自己判断で食べない。
パリトキシン様毒による中毒原因魚として報告されている。家庭用料理の対象にしない。
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