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Takifugu niphobles Spawning | Grass Puffer

Depicted here is spawning of grass puffers (Takifugu niphobles), a small species of pufferfish native to the northwest Pacific. The female in the foreground has just released yellow eggs. The male in the background is fertilizing the eggs. This species has the unusual habit of spawning on land during high tide at certain times of the year, as shown here.

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Depicted here is spawning of grass puffers (Takifugu niphobles), a small species of pufferfish native to the northwest Pacific. The female in the foreground has just released yellow eggs. The male in the background is fertilizing the eggs. This species has the unusual habit of spawning on land during high tide at certain times of the year, as shown here.