Tetraodontidae is a family of marine and freshwater fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfishes, puffers, balloonfishes, …

May 27, 2024 · Pufferfish belong to the family Tetraodontidae, which is part of the order Tetraodontiformes. This order of fish is characterized by having four large, fused teeth that …

Pufferfishes (Tetraodontidae), 196 species Pufferfishes are the most famous tetraodontiforms because they can inflate their body several times its ordinary size by rapidly pumping water or …

Tetraodontidae is defined as a family of fishes commonly known as pufferfishes, characterized by their slow swimming, distinctive body shapes, and a hard beak formed from elongated laminar …

Puffer, any of about 90 species of fishes of the family Tetraodontidae, noted for their ability when disturbed to inflate themselves so greatly with air or water that they become globular in form.

They are morphologically similar to the closely related porcupinefish, which have large external spines (unlike the thinner, hidden spines of the Tetraodontidae, which are only visible when …

Taxonomy and phylogeny of Tetraodontidae, a family of ray-finned fishes. Based on the Phylogenetic Fish Classification. Also includes species checklists, fossil calibrations, DNA …

The scientific name, Tetraodontidae, refers to the four large teeth, fused into an upper and lower plate, which are used for crushing the shells of crustaceans and mollusks, and red worms their …

The queen triggerfish, Balistes vetula (Balistidae), the Rapa Island toby, Canthigaster rapaensis (Tetraodontidae), and the blunthead puffer, Liosaccus (= Sphoeroides) pachygaster …

Distribution: tropical and subtropical areas of Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. Habitiat: Chiefly marine. Many going into and inhabiting brackish and freshwater. Morphology: Naked or with short …