noun
panther puffer; Takifugu pardalis
A species of pufferfish found in the northwestern Pacific. The name is usually written in katakana.
ヒガンフグは有毒なので、調理には免許が必要です。
The panther puffer is poisonous, so a license is required to prepare it.
The name combines 彼岸 (higan, the equinoctial week) and 河豚 (fugu, pufferfish), but the exact reason for the association is uncertain.