“Spawning of puffer fish”

Many puffer fish were gathered under the wave blocks in the fishing port. They spawn on shallow, gravelly beaches before high tide, just before the full moon. Puffer fish left behind the beach also return to the sea at high tide. [JUNE 2024]

Takifugu alboplumbeus

６月下旬、南知多町の漁港でクサフグが産卵していました。この場所ではクサフグは満月の直前、満潮の２～３時間前に一斉に産卵行動をします。メスが産んだ卵にオスが一斉に精子をかけると、海面が真っ白になります。