Grass puffer
Takifugu niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles), or Kusa-fugu (Japanese: 草河豚), is a species of fish in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae). This common to abundant species is found in the northwest Pacific Ocean in China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam. It is primarily found in coastal waters, ranging to depths of 20 m (66 ft), but is often seen in brackish water and has also been recorded briefly entering freshwater. The grass puffer reaches up to 15 cm (6 in) in length.
Wikipedia contributors, Grass puffer; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:57:17.852110+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Takifugu niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
- Name authority
- (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
- Common name
- Grass puffer
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Takifugu
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderTetraodontiformes
- suborderTetraodontoidei
- familyTetraodontidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusTakifugu Abe, 1949
- speciesTakifugu niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Takifugu. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Takifugu alboplumbeus (Richardson, 1845) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Takifugu basilevskianus (Basilewsky, 1855) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Takifugu bimaculatus (Richardson, 1845) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| China pufferTakifugu chinensis (Abe, 1949) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Takifugu chrysops (Hilgendorf, 1879) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Takifugu oblongus (Bloch, 1786) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Takifugu poecilonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Purple pufferTakifugu porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Takifugu radiatus (Abe, 1947) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spottyback pufferTakifugu stictonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Takifugu reticularis (Tian, Cheng & Wang, 1975) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Takifugu snyderi (Abe, 1988) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sphaeroides niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | synonym |
| Takyfugu niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | synonym |
| Spheroides niphobles Jordan & Snyder, 1901 Jordan & Snyder, 1901 | synonym |
| Fugu niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | synonym |
| Sphoeroides niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278419 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:54KPW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.