Sea fish
Yellowspotted puffer
Torquigener flavimaculosus
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Other names: Sarı kuyruklu balon
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Choose your region
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Where is Yellowspotted puffer caught?
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Aegean Sea fishing spots
Mediterranean fishing spots
No site-level records in this region; the information is at region level.
No site-level records in this region; the information is at region level.
No fishing ground or region matches your search.
A listed spot is not a guarantee of a catch.
Aegean Sea
Season and suitable conditions
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There is no season data for this species yet.
Missing data does not mean an unproductive period.
Mediterranean
Season and suitable conditions
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There is no season data for this species yet.
Missing data does not mean an unproductive period.
Best spots in November
By month
Average monthly score of the spots in Turkey (0–100).
- 0 Jan
- 0 Feb
- 0 Mar
- 0 Apr
- 57 May
- 63 Jun
- 74 Jul
- 73 Aug
- 74 Sep
- 61 Oct
- 0 Nov
- 0 Dec
Not recommended this month
A 0–100 score from season, water temperature, habitat and local records; a general trend, not a guarantee.
Best times of day
When in the day it bites best, month by month.
- Active by day
- Poor at night
In November
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Dawn 80
1 h before sunrise → 2.5 h after
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Midday 60
1 h before midday → 1.5 h after
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Dusk Best 85
2 h before sunset → 1.5 h after
Not productive at night
Moon phase
Effect of the moon on night fishing; the scores compare the phases.
- New moon 15
- First quarter 15
- Full moon 20
- Last quarter 15
Best phase: No clear effect
Windows across 12 months
| Best times of day | JJan | FFeb | MMar | AApr | MMay | JJun | JJul | AAug | SSep | OOct | NNov | DDec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn | 50 | 50 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 50 |
| Midday | 60 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Dusk | 60 | 60 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 60 |
| Night |
Windows follow sunrise and sunset; clock times change with place and date. Scores are relative within the month: 100 is the best window of the day.
7 sources · confidence low
Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Depth
3–57 m
mostly 3–30 m
Water temperature
16–32.3 °C
ideal 21.3–28.1 °C
Salinity
Full-strength seawater
29.6–40.6 ‰
Shore types
- Sandy beach
- Cove / inner bay
- Breakwater / jetty
- Pier / quay
- Mixed shore
- Inside harbours
- Harbour mouth
- Reclaimed shore
- Shoal / reef
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Sand
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type low, temperature medium
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
Before you go, check local area and method restrictions.
Species profile
- Scientific name
- Torquigener flavimaculosus
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Seas
- Aegean Sea, Mediterranean
- Other names
- Sarı benekli balon, Sarı kuyruklu balon
Frequently asked questions
Which seas is Yellowspotted puffer found in?
In our records Yellowspotted puffer appears in these seas: Aegean Sea, Mediterranean.
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