Takifugu snyderi; a species of pufferfish
A specific species of pufferfish, known in Japanese cuisine. Often written in katakana as ショウサイフグ.
Takifugu snyderi is distributed as a food fish.
This Takifugu snyderi has many parts with low toxicity.
Katakana spelling is common for fish names; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
Alternate kanji spelling; rarely used.
The name likely derives from 潮前 (tide front) or 潮際 (tide edge), referring to its habitat, combined with 河豚 (fugu, pufferfish). The exact derivation is uncertain.