WoRMS taxon details
Takifugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
278421 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:278421)
accepted
Species
Fugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Fugu ocellatus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Spheroides ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Takifugu ocellatus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Takyfugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tetraodon ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Tetrodon ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Subspecies Takifugu ocellatus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Takifugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tetrodon ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Takifugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278421 on 2025-04-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tetrodon ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メガネフグ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Fugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Spheroides ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Takifugu ocellatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Fugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Takyfugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Takifugu ocellatus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Fugu ocellatus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Spheroides ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase images (Takifugu ocellatus, Hong Kong, by Chiang, S.)
To GenBank (245 nucleotides; 98 proteins)
To GenBank (245 nucleotides; 98 proteins) (from synonym Spheroides ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (245 nucleotides; 98 proteins) (from synonym Fugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Takifugu ocellatus USNM 393303 photograph lateral view color correction)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Fugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Spheroides ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Takifugu ocellatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Fugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Takyfugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Takifugu ocellatus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Fugu ocellatus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Spheroides ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase images (Takifugu ocellatus, Hong Kong, by Chiang, S.)
To GenBank (245 nucleotides; 98 proteins)
To GenBank (245 nucleotides; 98 proteins) (from synonym Spheroides ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (245 nucleotides; 98 proteins) (from synonym Fugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Takifugu ocellatus USNM 393303 photograph lateral view color correction)
To ITIS
