Takifugu orbimaculatus
| Takifugu orbimaculatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Takifugu |
| Species: | T. orbimaculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Takifugu orbimaculatus | |
Takifugu orbimaculatus[1] is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a freshwater species native to China that is known to be used medicinally.[2] In 2009, it was determined that Takifugu orbimaculatus is likely to be very closely related to its congeners T. coronoidus and T. obscurus based on molecular phylogenetic analyses, with genetic differences between these species being almost comparable to those between individuals of the same species.[3]
A species known as Takifugu fasciatus is also referenced in this review, although its validity is dubious, with many authorities not acknowledging it as a valid species.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Takifugu orbimaculatus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Takifugu orbimaculatus". FishBase.
- ^ a b Yamanoue, Yusuke & Matsuura, Keiichi & Miyazawa, Seita & Tsukamoto, Naofumi & Doi, Hiroyuki & Takahashi, Hiroshi & Mabuchi, Kohji & Nishida, Mutsumi & Sakai, Harumi. (2009). Explosive Speciation of Takifugu: Another Use of Fugu as a Model System for Evolutionary Biology. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 26. 623–629. 10.1093/molbev/msn283.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Takifugu Abe, 1949". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
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