Did you know.Puffer puffer, common name for some tropical marine fish of the family Tetraodontidae. The puffers and their allies, the boxfish, the porcupinefish, and the ocean sunfish or headfish, form an odd group (order Tetraodontiformes). fish are typically two inches to nearly two feet in length. They can greatly expand their stomachs and take on the shape of a ball by swallowing water or air. These fish, which live in warm oceans, frequently inflate inflate - deflate their bodies to protect themselves from their enemies. While some puffer fish can be eaten, most are poisonous poi·son·ous adj. Relating to or caused by a poison. poisonous having the properties of a poison. poisonous bride's bush pavettaschumanniana. . |
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