Please help identify this puffer

[Master of Puffers]

Any idea what the going rate is for one of these?

I bought mine in 1996/7 for 30 UKP...I have some-one looking out for one for me..I hope it's not too expensive...

 

[PufferGhoti]

Lattice blassop (Takifugu oblongus), the most common fugu species eaten. High-end BW to SW (marine conditions are best), grows to 16" (40cm), 90-100g tank. Difficult species to keep.

Think you mean T rubripes... tiger fugu...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugu
oblongus was not even in the t0- 25 for this period..

http://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/mfr511/mfr51112.pdf

this is the best I can do on oblongus but this is just anecdotal background reading...

http://eatingwithsimon.blogspot.ca/2007/01/tora-fugu.html

I can find citations on both lack there of and +ve of the tetroadon poison for this fish so its not clear cut by any means...

The fish is basically estuarine with reports it can do well in fresh water as we have explained on another board.

 

[ALLEYES]

Thanks for all your help!

 

[Pufferpunk]

I went by the pics in Dr Ebert's book. Way better than Wikipedia, et al...