Field card
Ocean
[Pufferfish render]
Pufferfish
family Tetraodontidae
- Lives:
- Warm seas, coral reefs and coasts around the world
- Size:
- Most are 10 to 30 cm long
- Eats:
- Algae, snails, shellfish and small invertebrates
- Status:
- Varies by species
Pufferfish facts
- It puffs up by gulping water, turning into a spiky ball too big for most predators to swallow.
- Many pufferfish carry tetrodotoxin, one of the strongest poisons in nature.
- Its teeth are fused into a beak that never stops growing; crunching shells keeps it worn down.
In Word Biome
The Pufferfish is one of the creatures in the Ocean world. Watch for it in costume as the Party Puffer. Tap it during a fight to open this field card.
Costume: Party Puffer
Sources
Checked against: NOAA Fisheries, Smithsonian Ocean.