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The body of Canthigaster petersii is brown with white spots on the back, orange around the mouth and a blue-fringed black spot at the base of the dorsal fin.
Canthigaster petersii is usually found alone or in pairs near coral reefs at depths of around 50 meters.
The Peters pufferfish is also found over muddy bottoms, mixed rocks and corals as well as along sandy beaches and is sexually dimorphic.
It is mimicked by the mimicry filefish Paraluteres arqat.
Pufferfish are characterized by tough skin often covered with small spiny scales, a beak-like tooth plate divided by a median suture, a slit-like gill opening in front of the base of the pectoral fin, no pelvic fins, no fin spines, a single, usually short dorsal fin, a single, usually short anal fin and no ribs.
Canthigaster petersii is capable of inflating the abdomen with water when startled or disturbed, and they are capable of producing toxins such as tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin and accumulating them in the skin, gonads and liver. However, the extent of toxicity varies depending on the species and also on the geographical area and season.
Puffer fish can produce toxins such as tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin and accumulate them in the skin, gonads and liver.
The toxin tetrodotoxin, which is contained in the fugu, is 1000 times more toxic than cyanide and there is no antidote serum, death then occurs by respiratory paralysis
The degree of toxicity varies depending on the species, but also on the geographical area and season.
We recommend that you never prepare puffer fish yourself, as the risk of fatal poisoning is far too great.
If you still absolutely want to eat puffer fish meat (fugu), then the fish should only be slaughtered by a Japanese special chef with a license and several years of training.
Only the training of these special chefs can guarantee the correct slaughter, complete removal and proper disposal of all toxic parts of the fish.
Synonyms:
Tetraodon petersii Bianconi, 1854 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tetrodon petersii Bianconi, 1854 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Canthigaster petersii is usually found alone or in pairs near coral reefs at depths of around 50 meters.
The Peters pufferfish is also found over muddy bottoms, mixed rocks and corals as well as along sandy beaches and is sexually dimorphic.
It is mimicked by the mimicry filefish Paraluteres arqat.
Pufferfish are characterized by tough skin often covered with small spiny scales, a beak-like tooth plate divided by a median suture, a slit-like gill opening in front of the base of the pectoral fin, no pelvic fins, no fin spines, a single, usually short dorsal fin, a single, usually short anal fin and no ribs.
Canthigaster petersii is capable of inflating the abdomen with water when startled or disturbed, and they are capable of producing toxins such as tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin and accumulating them in the skin, gonads and liver. However, the extent of toxicity varies depending on the species and also on the geographical area and season.
Puffer fish can produce toxins such as tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin and accumulate them in the skin, gonads and liver.
The toxin tetrodotoxin, which is contained in the fugu, is 1000 times more toxic than cyanide and there is no antidote serum, death then occurs by respiratory paralysis
The degree of toxicity varies depending on the species, but also on the geographical area and season.
We recommend that you never prepare puffer fish yourself, as the risk of fatal poisoning is far too great.
If you still absolutely want to eat puffer fish meat (fugu), then the fish should only be slaughtered by a Japanese special chef with a license and several years of training.
Only the training of these special chefs can guarantee the correct slaughter, complete removal and proper disposal of all toxic parts of the fish.
Synonyms:
Tetraodon petersii Bianconi, 1854 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tetrodon petersii Bianconi, 1854 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
