description

puffer fish come in many different colors shapes sizes so it is quite difficult to give an acurate description of a puffer fish but this diagram is very acurate interms of the puffer fish body.

beware!

Caution should be used when deciding if you want to keep a poisonous fish. Some species not only have the ability to inflict a venomous sting that kills other animals, but many can cause toxic poisoning in an aquarium which can result in the death of the other tank inhabitants, not to mention themselves. Fish such as these can also introduce a nasty poke or serious sting to humans as well!

An envenomation sting that does not result in the release of a large amount of toxins into the aquarium will usually only effect the fish that was stung. This is often seen by a sudden and unexplainable lose of a fish when a stinging fish is present. However, toxic fish poisoning of the whole aquarium can be noticed by how all the fish in the tank are acting. They will suddenly begin to swim erratically, having the appearance of loosing their sense of direction.Heavy and rapid breathing will result, the eyes may cloud over, the fins become ragged looking, they lay on the bottom, and in the end they will convulse and die. All of this can happen in a matter of minutes, depending on the toxicity of the poisonous fish or animal in the aquarium, and how large of a system you have. Generally, the smaller the system, the faster the toxins can act.

feeding!!

the way puffer fish feed is

they inflate and hit their enimies with their spikes and thats how they kill them and then they eat them.

habitat

Puffer Fish are in the family Terraodontidae. There are more than 100 different species of fish in this family, so there are quite a few latin names!! A common puffer fish species is called Arothron hispidus, and is sometimes referred to as Maki-maki. It can be found from the Panama Canal, throughout the tropical Pacific to South America, Japan, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. A related family of fish are the porcupine fish or family Diodontidae, with about 15 different species. These fish can also inflate themselves by "gulping" water, and are sometimes called puffers. A common fish in this family is Diodon hystrix, which can be found around the world in the tropics.

Prey adapations and predator adaptation

One of the predator and prey adaptations is that it can inflate

references

__all about the ocean great barrier reef fish__OceanLink Coordinator: Anne Stewart.

Direct questions or Comments about the OceanLink Project to the Coordinator.

Anne Stewart

(astewart"@"bms.bc.ca)

http://oceanlink.island.net/ask/osteich.html

another great page is the squid page

If you go to your local libray you can find a book called usborne internet linked .