Peculiar Pigment Pattern and Population Profile of a Poisonous Pufferfish
Seita Miyazawa, Hiroyuki Doi, Hiroshi Takahashi, Tomoaki Nishiyama, Shuji Shigenobu, Kazuharu Misawa, Kiyoshi Kikuchi, Harumi Sakai
This study investigates the phylogenetic origin and pigment patterns of mushifugu, finding it to be a distinct species with evidence of past hybridization with komonfugu.
PeerJ · Jun 5, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology