Takifugu rubripes(TAKIRU)
Overview Code created in: 2010-04-29
- EPPO Code: TAKIRU
- Preferred name: Takifugu rubripes
- Authority: Temminck & Schlegel
Sequenced.
A prized fish in Japan, famous because of its toxicity to man, due to a toxin produced by an endosymbiotic Pseudomonas. It requires very careful preparation before consumption.
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| tiger puffer | English |
| Torafugu | German |
| fugu | French |
| torafugu | Japanese |
| トラフグ | Japanese |
| глазчатая собака-рыба | Russian |
| японская рыба фугу | Russian |
Kingdom
Animalia (
1ANIMK )
Phylum
Chordata (
1CHORP )
Subphylum
Vertebrata (
1VERTQ )
Family
Tetraodontidae (
1TETDF )
Genus
Takifugu (
1TAKIG )
Species
Takifugu rubripes (
TAKIRU )