Purple puffer
Takifugu porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
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
Takifugu porphyreus, known as the purple puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Northwest Pacific, where it ranges from Hokkaido to the East China Sea. It is a demersal species found in the littoral zone that reaches 52 cm (20.5 inches) in total length. While parts of the fish are highly toxic, it is frequently consumed as fugu in Japan.
Wikipedia contributors, Takifugu porphyreus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:33:43.913047+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Takifugu porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Name authority
- (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Common name
- Purple 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 porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
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 |
| Grass pufferTakifugu niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Tetraodon porphyreus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 | synonym |
| Fugu vermiculare porphyreum (Temminck & schlegel, 1850) (Temminck & schlegel, 1850) | synonym |
| Fugu vermicularis porphyreus (Temminck & schlegel, 1850) (Temminck & schlegel, 1850) | synonym |
| Spheroides borealis 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=278424 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:54KQ6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.