英語 魚の紹介文「トラフグ」 5年生

Tiger puffer

Do you know Tiger puffer,Tora-fugu in Japanese?
It is kind of fish.

Tiger puffers are about 70 centimeters large.They have a black spot pattern in white color.
In Japan,we can see them living in the coastal area from Hokkaido to Kyushu.
The famous production area is Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi prefecture,but when they are young fish there are many in the coastal area.
Some puffers live in the river mouth.they are flesh-eating ,and eat crustaceans,small fish and etc.
Breeding season is from spring to early summer.
Although there are high-class Fugu cuisine,cooking is left to professonal because there are strong poisons in the ovary and liver.
Farm-raised puffeers are now popular in Japan.