TETRAODONTIDAE


Takifugu oblongus, 13.2 cm SL
(photo by Seishi Kimura)


Takifugu oblongus
(Bloch, 1786)
Lattice Blaasop

D 13; A 11; P1 16.

Body relatively elongate covered with spinules. Nostrils with 2 openings. Color: body brown dorsally, white ventrally; many transverse white bands on back from snout to caudal peduncle. Size: maximum to 40 cm. Distribution: tropical Indo-West Pacific from East Africa eastward to Australia, north to southern East China Sea. Remarks: caught by trawl in shallow waters.