Takifugu rubripes: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Takifugu rubripes Takifugu rubripes Near threatened

Where the takifugu rubripes lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 5 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map

Scientific name	Takifugu rubripes
Group	Bony fish
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Tetraodontiformes
Family	Tetraodontidae

Is the takifugu rubripes endangered?

The takifugu rubripes’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the takifugu rubripes?

The takifugu rubripes (Takifugu rubripes) is a ray-finned fish in the order Tetraodontiformes and the family Tetraodontidae, genus Takifugu. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the takifugu rubripes

Takifugu rubripes, commonly known as the Japanese puffer, Japanese pufferfish, tiger puffer, or torafugu (Japanese: 虎河豚), is a pufferfish in the genus Takifugu. It is distinguished by a very small genome that has been fully sequenced because of its use as a model species and is in widespread use as a reference in genomics.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Takifugu rubripes (revision 1332387340), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1065355 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).