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Torafugu

Takifugu rubripes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)

Status not recordedbony fish

The torafugu (Takifugu rubripes) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the torafugu

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 torafugu live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the torafugu as introduced in 1 country.

  1. China

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the torafugu 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 torafugu classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusTakifugu
  7. SpeciesTakifugu rubripes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)

Synonyms Fugu rubripes, Fugu rubripes rubripes, Sphaeroides rubripes, Tetraodon rubripes

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Chinese pufferEnglish
  • Japanese pufferEnglish
  • Japanese pufferfishEnglish
  • Tiger pufferEnglish
  • Tiger pufferfishEnglish
  • Peix bola tigreCatalan
  • 红鳍多纪鲀Chinese
  • Fugu chinoSpanish
  • Pruun kaljuhammasEstonian
  • トラフグJapanese
  • 참복Korean
  • rozdymka tygrysiaPolish
  • Fugu-comumPortuguese
  • Бурый скалозубRussian
  • 氣規Chinese
  • Hóng qí dong fang túnChinese
  • カラスJapanese
  • トラフグ(虎河豚)Japanese
  • 虎河豚Japanese
  • Tora-fuguJapanese
  • 자주복Korean
  • Cha-ju-pokKorean
  • Baiacu-japonêsPortuguese
  • Baiacu-tigrePortuguese
  • Красный иглобрюх-фугуRussian
  • красноногая собака-рыбаRussian
  • 紅鰭多紀魨Chinese
  • 紅鰭東方魨Chinese
  • 红鳍东方鲀Chinese
  • 虎河魨Chinese
  • 規仔Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the torafugu

Other species in the same genus Takifugu.

Grass puffer

Takifugu niphobles

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

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the torafugu an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the torafugu as introduced in 1 country: China, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the torafugu?

The torafugu (Takifugu rubripes) belongs to the family Tetraodontidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Torafugu (Takifugu rubripes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/torafugu

MLA

“Torafugu (Takifugu rubripes).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/torafugu.

BibTeX
@misc{torafugu_2026,
  title = {Torafugu (Takifugu rubripes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/torafugu},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}