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Grass puffer

Takifugu niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Status not recordedbony fish

The grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the grass puffer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grass puffer live?

Not recorded

Is the grass puffer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the grass puffer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusTakifugu
  7. SpeciesTakifugu niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Synonyms Fugu niphobles, Gastrophysus niphobles, Sphaeroides niphobles, Spheroides niphobles, Sphoeroides niphobles, Takyfugu niphobles

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • クサフグJapanese
  • Белоточечная собака-рыбаRussian
  • cá nóc saoVietnamese
  • 氣規Chinese
  • 日本河魨Chinese
  • 星點多紀魨Chinese
  • 沙規仔Chinese
  • 規仔Chinese
  • 金規Chinese
  • 黑點多紀魨Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the grass puffer

Other species in the same genus Takifugu.

Torafugu

Takifugu rubripes

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Pufferfish

Takifugu poecilonotus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Pear puffer

Takifugu vermicularis

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the grass puffer?

The grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles) belongs to the family Tetraodontidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grass-puffer

MLA

“Grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grass-puffer.

BibTeX
@misc{grass_puffer_2026,
  title = {Grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grass-puffer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}