Fish species in Japan
Brown-lined puffer
キタマクラ · kitamakura
Canthigaster rivulata
A small pointed-snout puffer with wavy brown lines through the eye and body. It may steal bait during filefish fishing. Small size does not make a puffer harmless.
Habitat and season
Warm rocky coasts and seaweed beds.
- Recorded fishing season
- Not specified
- Scientific name
- Canthigaster rivulata
- Japanese name
- キタマクラ
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
尖った口先と目を通る褐色の線が特徴の小型フグ。カワハギ釣りなどで餌を取る魚としても知られる。小さくても食用にしない。
食用にしない。小型でも毒があるため、種類や部位を自己判断して料理しない。
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