Fish species in Japan
Tiger puffer
トラフグ · torafugu
Takifugu rubripes
Tiger puffers are well known as a restaurant ingredient, but a caught whole fish is not a home-cooking ingredient. A dark blotch behind the pectoral fin is one identification clue.
Habitat and season
Japanese coastal bays and offshore waters.
- Recorded fishing season
- Not specified
- Scientific name
- Takifugu rubripes
- Japanese name
- トラフグ
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
食材としてよく知られる大型のフグだが、丸魚を家庭で扱う魚ではない。胸びれの後ろの黒い斑紋が観察の手掛かりになる。
てっさ等の料理は専門店・処理済み製品で楽しむ。釣った丸魚から家庭で調理するレシピは掲載しない。
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