class – osteichthyes order-tetraodontiformesfamily-diodontidae
DESCRIPTION
Info It gets its name from the long spines all over it’s body On some pacific islands the dried skins were used for war helmets They are not normally caught for human consumption The teeth are fused together into a single unit creating a strong, beak-like mouthTRANSCRIPT
Porcupine Fish!Class – Osteichthyes
Order-TetraodontiformesFamily-Diodontidae
FUN FACTS!!!!!!!
Porcupine fish eat snails, crabs and sea urchins.
They have a toxic skin substance which are usually considered poisonous.
They are introverted creatures.
This psychedelic fish is not enlisted as endangered.
Info
It gets its name from the long spines all over it’s body
On some pacific islands the dried skins were used for war helmets
They are not normally caught for human consumption
The teeth are fused together into a single unit creating a strong, beak-like mouth
Info Cont.
Porcupine fish are nocturnal predators.
It puffs up by drawing in air or water and does this to protect itself from predators.
It inflates up to 2 or 3 times its normal size
They are about 10-12 inches long, although some species can grow up to 36 inches
They live in warm waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans
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http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVta9ivMKgc
Doug The Porcupine Fish
http://
animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/porcupine-fish-info.htm
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/porcupine/porcupine.htm
http://sea.sheddaquarium.org/sea/fact_sheets.asp?id=83
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