Takifugu porphyreus
Genuin Puffer
As recorded: Takifugu porphyreus (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 porphyreus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-18.
2025-12-18
Kuril'skiy rayon, RU-SL, RU
(c) sergey_stefanov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-02
本州, 京都府, JP
(c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-10-08
27-6 Toyokawachō, Hakodate, Hokkaido 040-0065, Japan
(c) phyarella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-11
Залив Китовый, Приморский край, RU
(c) elena_kushkhova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-06-22
Мыс Поспелова, Русский, Приморский край, Россия, 690063
(c) anomalien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Takifugu porphyreus. BPBM 5817. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38979622. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5817.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38979622 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026