Balloonfish (Spiny Porcupinefish) | Online Learning Center
WEBThe balloonfish, also known as the spiny porcupinefish and spiny puffer, ranges worldwide in tropical waters and some subtropical and temperate areas. It is a member of the family Diodontidae, the spiny puffers. This fish, along with its close relatives, has the ability to inflate its body by taking water or air into portions of its digestive ...
Balloonfish Facts and Information | SeaWorld Parks
WEBLearn about the size, diet, population, habitat, behavior and other interesting facts about balloonfish.
Tetraodontidae - Wikipedia
WEBTetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowers, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, toadle, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab. [1]
Diodon holocanthus – Discover Fishes - Florida Museum
WEBApr 30, 2018 · Balloonfish. Photo © Joe Marino. Diodon holocanthus. This slow-moving fish has small fins for navigating the shallow reefs or sea grass beds it prefers. Its teeth are formed into a beak that can crush shells of the mollusks and crustaceans it hunts at night.
Balloonfish Facts ‘Spiny Porcupinefish’ – Fishkeeping Dudes
WEBSep 16, 2023 · Balloonfish Facts ‘Spiny Porcupinefish’. Last updated on September 16th, 2023 at 11:18 am. The balloonfish is a slow-moving fish that uses its pectoral fins like wings to fly through the water. Its long dorsal fin looks like many fingers, which helps it hide among mangroves in Asia and northern Australia. This also protects it from predators.
ADW: Diodon holocanthus: INFORMATION
WEBDiodon holocanthus, also known as the balloonfish or spiny puffer, can reach lengths from about 30.5 to 61 cm. It has dark patches along its sides and back, but perhaps its most telling feature is the long spines that protrude from all …
Diodon hystrix – Discover Fishes - Florida Museum
WEBDec 28, 2023 · Diodon hystrix. This porcupinefish looks similar to its relative, the balloonfish, but its body is uniformly grayish-tan, speckled evenly with black spots, with a white belly. The spines all over its body are modified scales, and when it’s threatened, it intakes water, puffing up and making the spikes stand out.
A Swell Adaptation | Science and the Sea
WEBJul 1, 2012 · One spiny puffer species, called the balloonfish, swells to about 3 times its usual volume. Most of that increase is thanks to the stomach, whose many folds let it expand by 50 to 100 times! At the same time, hundreds of sharp spines all over its body stand erect. Not an appetizing prospect for a predator. A small spiny puffer fish.
Balloonfishes ~ MarineBio Conservation Society
WEBBalloonfishes, Diodon holocanthus, are spiny pufferfishes that can inflate their bodies with water or air when threatened. Learn about their habitat, diet, behavior, and conservation status on MarineBio Conservation Society, a website dedicated to …
Balloon Fish | Science and the Sea
WEBAug 15, 2010 · If that doesn’t work, it’s covered in sharp spines that give attackers a nasty surprise. Not surprisingly, this species is known as the balloonfish. It’s found in warm, shallow coastal waters around much of the world, usually in coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass beds.
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