[2014] Susie Theisen: The Life of a Pufferfish

Fun Facts - There are more than 120 species of pufferfish worldwide - They can be as small as 1 inch and can be as big as 39 inches - The puffer fish is one of the most venomous fish on the planet

The life of a Pufferfish

size relative to a tea cup

Classification:Kingdom- AnimaliaPhylum- ChordataClass- OsteichyesOrder- TetracontifornesFamily- DiodontidaeGenius- DiodonSpecies- Holocanthus

Diet:The pufferfishes main diet includes silversides, krill, and prawn which they swallows one gulp. it is also known for swallowing large amounts of water to puff itself twice there size for protecting itself from predators or if its hungry.

Diagram of Internal Anatomies

Pufferfish are mostly found in tropical and subtropical ocean water and some even in brackish and fresh water, shown in the map to the right.

Diagram of External Anatomies

Reproduction:The female lays eggs in shallow water, that float to the surface because of there weight and hatch within a week or two.

Endangered?No, pufferfish are not endangerd, there are many swimming happily.

Habitat:They live in coral reefs, further into the ocean, usually in warm places were it doesn't snow alot.

Characteristics:The pufferfish is a small fish that blows up like a balloon, they have small mouths and little spikes around them that shot venom.

They have an internal skeleton, making them vertebrates.