Takifugu ocellatus

The Takifugu ocellatus lives in the demersal, anadromous, freshwater, brackish, marine environment.

Takifugu ocellatus is one of about 25 puffer species of the genus Takifugu, it was first described in 1758 by Linnè himself. The members of this genus might be re-classified as belonging to the genus Fugu in future scientific studies. More

Knowing Takifugu Ocellatus has a max size of about 6 in (15 cm) would it be feasible to keep it in a 20G (~65L) tank or would something like a 30G (~100L) or 45G (~150L) tank be better. More

Takifugu ocellatus, photo courtesy of J. Moss. Burying themselves in the sand is typical of this species, for camouflage and the burst of speed for a kill strike of their prey. This species has been difficult to keep in aquaria. More

Takifugu ocellatus on Fish Mapper TSN 646403 (Taxonomic Serial Number) Retrieved on from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database. This is a cached copy. More

Takifugu ocellatus should be maintained in brackish water at a specific gravity of about 1.010-1012, while Takifugu obscurus can be kept either in similar brackish water conditions or in normal seawater. More

Takifugu ocellatus - picture 1 of 29 Next > Back DAJ Glass (1.0.8) template by Dustin Baccetti EQ graphic based off of a design from www.freeclipart. More

Common names

Sormuspallokala in Finnish (suomen kieli)
弓斑多紀魨 in Mandarin Chinese
弓斑多纪鲀 in Mandarin Chinese

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