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Takifugu rubripes - Tiger puffer

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latin name: Takifugu rubripes, Tetraodon rubripes, Fugu rubripes
common name: Torafugu, Japanese pufferfish, Tiger puffer

Family: Tetraodontidae
Continent of origin: Asia
Origin country: China, Japan,
Size: under 70 cm (27.56 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 2000 litre (528 US gal)
Temperature: 18 °C (64.4 °F) - 25 °C (77 °F)
pH tolerance: 7,5 - 8,5
Water hardness tolerance: 5 - 15 °dKH
Floor water column: entire water column
Behavior: aggressive
Care level: very difficult
Feeding: carnivore -

Similar fish in catalogue: Tetraodon nigroviridis, Tetraodon biocellatus, Tetraodon schoutedeni, Tetraodon mbu, Colomesus psittacus, Tetraodon miurus, Tetraodon lineatus, Colomesus asellus, Carinotetraodon travancoricus, Carinotetraodon lorteti, Carinotetraodon salivator, Canthigaster janthinoptera, Canthigaster rostrata, Canthigaster solandri, Canthigaster valentini, Tetraodon palembangensis, Carinotetraodon imitator, Carinotetraodon irrubesco, Tetraodon cochinchinensis, Tetraodon cutcutia, Tetraodon duboisi, Tetraodon pustulatus, Tetraodon erythrotaenia, Auriglobus modestus , Auriglobus silus, Tetraodon suvatti, Auriglobus amabilis, Auriglobus nefastus, Auriglobus remotus, Carinotetraodon bornnensis, ...

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Summary

Latin name:
Takifugu rubripes
Tetraodon rubripes
Fugu rubripes
Common name:
Tiger puffer

Family: Tetraodontidae

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added: 2nd Oct 2009
updated: 1st Feb 2010
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