DENIZENS OF THE DEEP SEA
PUFFER FISH
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Panther Puffer Fish:
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This has relation with other fish such as tobies, sunfish, cowfish,
and porcupine fish. It is also called Toadfish.
Picture adapted from: http://exotictropicals.com/encyclo/marine/puffers/panther.htm
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It is mostly found in coastal waters and tidal creeks.
Picture of porcupine puffer adapted from: http://exotictropicals.com/encyclo/marine/puffers/stripedpuff.htm
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Black-Spot-Puffer |
When provoked, it has a habit of inflating its bodies with air or water to balloon-like structure. It contains a lethal toxin of bacterium (Alteromonas Species) that makes it unsafe for consumption.
Picture adapted from: http://exotictropicals.com/encyclo/marine/puffers/dogface.htm |
Deadly
Fishes