Table 1. Species-specific primers used for multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Primers Sequence (5'→3') Product size (bp) Specific species
JB352 TTCTGACTACTTCCCCCG 897 Takifugu pardalis
GB425 ACGGTTTACCCACCCT 822 T. porphyreus
BS586 GTACCAAACACCTCTTTTCGTA 667 T. niphobles
HJB796 CGGCTTCGGAATAATCTCG 454 T. poecilonotus
JJB883 GCCATCGGTCTTCTTGGT 366 T. rubripes
GCB1028 TCGCAACCTTACATGGG 230 T. xanthpterus
Taki-F35 GCAATCACACGCTGATT 1,197 Common primer (Genus Takifugu)
Taki-R1232 AYAATAGTGGGAARCAGTG