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Yellowspotted burrfish using its defense system

A dried, dead, puffed up pufferfish hanging outside a seafood restaurant in central Tokyo

Close-up view of a White-spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus) arothron meleagris

Blackspotted Puffer fish is poisonous and puffs up its body like a balloon to avoid being eaten.

Puffer fish is very delicious and popular meal in China. The puffer fish n captivity is without poison and safe to be human food. When the staff of a restaurant held a puffer fish, with its belly full of air and in a round shape, it was very cute.

Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes.

$Porcupinefish Diodon hystrix is commonly seen in caves and holes in shallow reefs, like this specimen.\nThis species occurs circumtropical in lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 50m. Juveniles to about 20 cm are pelagic, and adults are benthic. This species lives solitary and nocturnal, feeding on hard shelled invertebrates like sea urchins, gastropods, and hermit crabs.\nDramai Rock, Westpapua, Indonesia \n4°2'33.036 S 134°14'12.858 E at 5m depth$

Tropical salt water fish Striped burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfi)

Beautiful Arothron swims in underwater near ocean bottom. Arothron mappa - a genus of ray-finned fish from the puffer fish family.

Colorful Coral Reef Teeming with Exotic Fish. Lively and colorful coral reef in a vibrant underwater world. Diverse array of tropical fish swimming freely in their aquatic environment, creating a mesmerizing scene for nature and animal enthusiasts alike.

Close up of a yellow and black puffer fish, facing the camer

$Birdbeak Burrfish Cyclichthys orbicularis occurs in tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and New Caledonia and in the Southeast Atlantic at the south coast of South Africa in a depth range from 9 to 170m, max. length 30cm. \n\nThe nocturnal species inhabits clear protected reefs with sponge and algal habitats, staying often in large sponges during the day. Cyclichthys orbicularis occasionally occurs on reefs, but usually over sand and mud bottoms. \nThe species feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates. \n\nInterestingly, this fish can puff up its body by ingesting water, transforming into a spiny ball as a defense mechanism, which reduces its mobility but deters predators. His chemical defense mechanism is more effective than the swimming away: Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent neurotoxin found in various marine organisms, including Cyclichthys orbicularis. It can be lethal to non-resistant fish species. The estimated lethal dose of TTX in humans is around 2 mg of pure toxin. Even small amounts can cause severe symptoms. \n\nThis specimen was encountered in the Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia\n1°27'13.104 N 125°14'14.634 E at 13m depth$

A cute puffer fish or globefish is swimming underwater. Fish portrait photo, close-up and selective focus.

School of curious tropical puffer fish swimming along sand covered ocean floor

Dried Puffer Fish. Porcupine fish have the ability to inflate their body by swallowing water (or air) and become round like a ball. This increase in size (almost double vertically) reduces the range of potential predators to those with much bigger mouths. A second defense mechanism is provided by the sharp spines, which radiate outwards when the fish is inflated.

Brown puffer or ocular dog-fish with smiling face swim in blue water with qualle and coral in aquarium, Japan

White-spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus) underwater in the tropical waters of the ocean

Stellate puffer Arothron meleagris at coral reef in the sea

The Hawaiian coral reefs are beautiful, they create an eco system like no other, this shot focuses on it's beauty. Taken in Kauai, Hawaii, during the day.

An underwater image of a Porcupine fish (Diodon hystox) which is a type of puffer fish. The name comes from their ability to puff their venomous spines up as a defence mechanism, if threatened. They are also known as Balloonfish. These fish are known to be very friendly with and curious of scuba divers. Image taken whilst scuba diving in the Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Blackspotted Puffer fish (Arothron nigropunctatus)/ Dog-faced Puffer, a tropical marine fish (family Tetraodontidae), Indo-Pacific region

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