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Blowfish
Tetraodontidae is a family of marine and freshwater fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowers, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, toadle, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab. They are morphologically similar to the closely related porcupinefish, which have large external spines (unlike the thinner, hidden spines of the Tetraodontidae, which are only visible when the fish have puffed up). The majority of pufferfish species are toxic, with some among the most poisonous vertebrates in the world. In certain species, the internal organs, such as the liver, and sometimes the skin, contain mucus tetrodotoxin, and are highly toxic to most animals when eaten; nevertheless, the meat of some species is considered a delicacy in Japan (as 河豚, pronounced ''fugu''), Korea (as 복, ''bok'', or 복어, ''bogeo''), and China (as 河豚, ''hétún'') when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fugu
Fugu (; ; ) in Japanese language, Japanese, ''bogeo'' (; 鰒魚) or ''bok'' () in Korean language, Korean, and ''hétún'' () in Standard Modern Chinese refers to tetraodontidae, pufferfish, normally of the genus ''Takifugu'', ''Lagocephalus'', or ''Sphoeroides'', or a porcupinefish of the genus ''Diodon'', or a dish prepared from these fish. Fugu possesses a potentially lethal poison known as tetrodotoxin, therefore necessitating meticulous preparation to prevent the fish from being contaminated. Restaurant preparation of fugu is strictly controlled by law in Japan, South Korea, Korea and several other countries, and only chefs who have qualified after three or more years of rigorous training are allowed to prepare the fish. Domestic preparation occasionally leads to accidental death. Throughout Japan, fugu is served as sashimi and nabemono. The liver, widely thought to be the most flavorful part, was traditionally served as a dish named ''fugu-kimo'', but it is also the most po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetrodotoxin
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent neurotoxin. Its name derives from Tetraodontiformes, an Order (biology), order that includes Tetraodontidae, pufferfish, porcupinefish, ocean sunfish, and triggerfish; several of these species carry the toxin. Although tetrodotoxin was discovered in these fish, it is found in several other animals (e.g., in blue-ringed octopus, blue-ringed octopuses, Taricha, rough-skinned newts, and Naticidae, moon snails). It is also produced by certain infectious or symbiotic bacteria like ''Pseudoalteromonas tetraodonis, Pseudoalteromonas'', ''Pseudomonas'', and ''Vibrio'' as well as other species found in symbiotic relationships with animals and plants. Although it produces thousands of intoxications annually and several deaths, it has shown efficacy for the treatment of cancer-related pain in phase II and III clinical trials. Tetrodotoxin is a sodium channel blocker. It inhibits the firing of action potentials in neurons by binding to the voltage-gated sodiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porcupinefish
Porcupinefish are medium-to-large fish belonging to the family Diodontidae from the order Tetraodontiformes which are also commonly called blowfish and, sometimes, balloonfish and globefish. The family includes about 18 species. They are sometimes collectively called pufferfish, not to be confused with the morphologically similar and closely related Tetraodontidae, which are more commonly given this name. They are found in shallow, temperate, and tropical seas worldwide. A few species are found much further out from shore, wherein large schools of thousands of individuals can occur. Taxonomy Extant genera The following genera are known: * '' Allomycterus'' McCulloch, 1921 * '' Chilomycterus'' Brisout de Barneville, 1846 * '' Cyclichthys'' Kaup, 1855 * ''Diodon'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Dicotylichthys'' Kaup, 1855 * '' Lophodiodon'' Fraser-Brunner, 1943 * '' Tragulichthys'' Whitley, 1931 Fossil genera The following genera are known only from fossil remains: * †'' Eo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Puffer
The northern puffer, ''Sphoeroides maculatus'', is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes, found along the Atlantic coast of North America. Unlike many other pufferfish species, the flesh of the northern puffer is not poisonous, although its viscera can contain poison, and high concentrations of toxins have been observed in the skin of Floridian populations. They are commonly called sugar toads in the Chesapeake Bay region, where they are eaten as a delicacy. There was widespread consumption of northern puffers during the rationing that accompanied the Second World War, establishing a commercial fishery that reached its zenith in the 1960s. In much of the Northeast, the fish is known simply as "blowfish" or "chicken of the sea". They may also be sold as "sea squab". Description The northern puffer has the shape of a club. Adults have small spines covering the entire body with a tiny beak-like mouth. It is characterized by vertical stripes with a gray to brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelonodon
''Chelonodon'' is a genus of pufferfishes native to the Indo-Pacific. They are mainly found in coastal regions and estuaries, but sometimes in rivers. Species and taxonomy There are six recognized species in this genus: * '' Chelonodon alvheimi'' (Psomadakis, Matsuura & Thein, 2018) * '' Chelonodon kappa'' (Hamilton, 1822) * '' Chelonodon laticeps'' (J. L. B. Smith, 1948) (Blue-spotted blaasop) * '' Chelonodon leopardus'' (Day, 1878) (Banded leopard blowfish) * '' Chelonodon patoca'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Milk-spotted puffer) * '' Chelonodon pleurospilus'' ( Regan, 1919) (Blaasop beauty) ;Synonyms * '' Chelonodon bengalensis'' (Habib ''et al.'', 2018) (Bengal reticulated puffer) is a synonym of ''Chelonodon patoca'' The type species of ''Chelonodon'' was '' Leiodon cutcutia'', making it a synonym of '' Leiodon''. As a consequence, Catalog of Fishes and other authorities instead placed the above species in ''Chelonodontops''. FishBase FishBase is a global species database ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as . Linnaeus was the son of a curate and was born in Råshult, in the countryside of Småland, southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published the first edition of his ' in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carinotetraodon
''Carinotetraodon'' is a polyphyletic genus of small freshwater pufferfish found in South and Southeast Asia. Several species have commercial importance as aquarium An aquarium (: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. fishkeeping, Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquati ... fish. Species There are 6 recognized species in the genus: * '' Carinotetraodon borneensis'' ( Regan, 1903) (Bornean red-eye puffer) * '' Carinotetraodon imitator'' ( Britz & Kottelat, 1999) (Dwarf malabar puffer) * '' Carinotetraodon irrubesco'' ( H. H. Tan, 1999) (Red-tail dwarf puffer) * '' Carinotetraodon lorteti'' ( Tirant, 1885) (Somphong's puffer, Redeye puffer or Crested puffer) * '' Carinotetraodon salivator'' ( K. K. P. Lim & Kottelat, 1995) (Striped red-eye puffer) * '' Carinotetraodon travancoricus'' ( Hora & K. K. Nair, 1941) (Malabar pufferfish, Dwarf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canthigaster
''Canthigaster'' is a genus in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae). A fish from this genus is sometimes referred to as a "toby" (a generally accepted name that originated in Australia) or a "sharpnose puffer". Species There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Canthigaster amboinensis'' ( Bleeker, 1865) (Spider-eye puffer) * '' Canthigaster axiologus'' Whitley, 1931 (Pacific crown toby) *'' Canthigaster aziz'' Matsuura, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann 2020 (Aziz's toby)Matsuura, Keiichi et al. “Canthigaster aziz, a new deep-dwelling toby fish (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Red Sea.” ''Zootaxa'' vol. 4834,1 zootaxa.4834.1.5. 18 Aug. 2020, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4834.1.5 * '' Canthigaster bennetti'' ( Bleeker, 1854) (Bennett's sharpnose puffer) * '' Canthigaster callisterna'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1889) (Clown toado) * '' Canthigaster capistrata'' ( R. T. Lowe, 1839) (Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer) * '' Canthigaster compressa'' ( Marion de Procé, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auriglobus
'' Auriglobus'' is a genus of freshwater tetraodontidae, pufferfishes native to Southeast Asia. They generally resemble ''Chonerhinos'', but are considerably smaller, only reaching up to in length, and are more strongly associated with freshwater. The different ''Auriglobus'' species are very similar in appearance — greenish-golden or yellowish-golden above and pale below — but can be separated by morphometrics and meristics. Until 1999, the ''Auriglobus'' species were included in ''Chonerhinos''. Species There are five recognized species in this genus: * ''Auriglobus amabilis'' (Tyson R. Roberts, T. R. Roberts, 1982) * ''Auriglobus modestus'' (Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1850) (bronze puffer or golden puffer) * ''Auriglobus nefastus'' (Tyson R. Roberts, T. R. Roberts, 1982) (greenbottle pufferfish) * ''Auriglobus remotus'' (Tyson R. Roberts, T. R. Roberts, 1982) * ''Auriglobus silus'' (Tyson R. Roberts, T. R. Roberts, 1982) References Tetraodontidae Freshwater fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arothron
''Arothron'' is a genus in the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae found in warm parts of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species are sometimes kept in aquaria. The largest species is ''A. stellatus'', which can reach in length. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * '' Arothron caeruleopunctatus'' Matsuura, 1994 (Blue-spotted puffer) * '' Arothron carduus'' (Cantor, 1849) * '' Arothron diadematus'' ( Rüppell, 1829) (Masked puffer) * '' Arothron firmamentum'' ( Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) (Starry puffer) * '' Arothron hispidus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (White-spotted puffer) * '' Arothron immaculatus'' (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Immaculate puffer) * '' Arothron inconditus'' J. L. B. Smith, 1958 (Belly-striped puffer) * '' Arothron manilensis'' ( Marion de Procé, 1822) (Narrow-lined puffer) * '' Arothron mappa'' ( Lesson, 1831) (Map puffer) * '' Arothron meleagris'' (Anonymous, referred to Lacépède, 1798) (Guineafowl puffer) * '' Aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amblyrhynchotes
'' Amblyrhynchotes'' is a genus of pufferfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Species There are at least two recognized species in this genus: * '' Amblyrhynchotes honckenii'' (Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include: A *Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881–1925), Austrian entrepreneur *Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter *Alexandre Bloch (1857–1919), French painter *Alfred Bloch ( ..., 1785) (evileye blaasop) * '' Amblyrhynchotes rufopunctatus'' S. C. Li, 1962 References Tetraodontidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Franz Hermann Troschel {{tetraodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
