Fish species in Japan
Finepatterned puffer
コモンフグ · komonfugu
Takifugu flavipterus
A coastal puffer with small pale spots over a darker back. Several similar puffers occur in Japan, so markings must never be used as a home test of edibility.
Habitat and season
Coastal sand and mixed rocky bottoms.
- Recorded fishing season
- Not specified
- Scientific name
- Takifugu flavipterus
- Japanese name
- コモンフグ
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
背側の細かな淡色斑が目に付くフグ。似たフグが多く、斑点だけで食用可否を判断できない。
専門資格・設備に基づく処理が必要なフグ。家庭での下処理や部位別の食べ方は案内しない。
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