Fish species in Japan
Grass puffer
クサフグ · kusafugu
Takifugu alboplumbeus
A small pufferfish encountered by shore anglers. Similar-looking puffer species and variable toxin distribution make amateur food identification unsafe.
Habitat and season
Shallow coastal water and estuaries.
- Recorded fishing season
- Not specified
- Scientific name
- Takifugu alboplumbeus
- Japanese name
- クサフグ
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
見分け方の図は参考です。実物の同定や食用可否を画像だけで決めないでください。
素手で触らないでください。手袋だけでも毒棘や歯を完全には防げません。
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