In 1952,Abe regarded that the pufferfish from western Pacific Ocean should not be under a new genus named Fugu instead of Sphoeroides. However,Abe had named six subgenuera under the genus Sphoeroides in 1949,Takifugu is one of them.

• 阿部宗明在1952年建议成立东方属并以“Fugu”命名时,已于1949年先行在圆属(Sphoeroides)下建立了6个亚属。