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Takifugu rubripes
As recorded: Takifugu rubripes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and T. AbeT. Abe →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- September 12, 1966
- Locality
- Japan
- Island
- Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 12, 1966, J.E. Randall and T. Abe also collected 9 other specimens.
Takifugu rubripes observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.
2026-10-12
Yantai, CN-SD, CN
(c) 云鸮, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Poronayskiy rayon, RU-SL, RU
(c) stanislav1971, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Korsakovskiy rayon, RU-SL, RU
(c) Oleg Evsiukov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-25
Qingdao, CN-SD, CN
(c) orcinusss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Qingdao, CN-SD, CN
(c) castle_pendragon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Qingdao, CN-SD, CN
(c) orcinusss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Takifugu rubripes. BPBM 5815. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38981492. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5815.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38981492 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026