Puffer+Fish

 ** Puffer Fish **   ** Fun Facts about the Puffer Fish: **


 * The diet- carnivore
 * Size- up to 3 feet
 * Group name- school
 * Some Size relative- to a tea cup when not blown up
 * Family- Tetraodontide
 * Predators- Tiger sharks and Sea snakes 1

 

 **Family:** "The Tetraodontidae family is Puffers and Tobies these have no spines on there skin. The Diodontidae family of Porcupine fish and Burrfish these all have spines, spikes and burrs." 2 ** Poison: ** <span style="font-size: 120%; color: #f90606; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A poison found in puffer fish called Tetrodoxin. This poison is found in the liver, muscles,skin and ovaries of the puffer fish. As it says above there is enough poison in one Puffer Fish to kill 30 human <span style="font-size: 120%; color: #f90606; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">s." 3 "Tetrodoxin is one of the most toxic poisons found <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in nature." 4 <span style="font-size: 60%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">** Blow Fish meat: ** <span style="font-size: 160%; color: #0ffaeb; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Some meat of some Blowfish is a major delicacy, its called Fugu. This meat is from Japan." 1 <span style="font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">** Where do they live?: ** <span style="font-size: 20px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Puffer Fish are found in tropical and subtropical waters .The tropical and subtropical marine regions include coral reefs, Indian Pacific and Alantic Oceans. Most are found in coastal areas although some species are found in the deep sea or ocean. 5 <span style="font-size: 40%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">** What do they eat?: ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Puffer Fish are meat eater's. Puffer fish eat sponges, corals, sea urchins, other echinoderms, small crustaceans, silversides, krill, and prawn."3 <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">
 * More: **
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; color: #9914f5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's also known as the Blow fish, ballonfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, and toadfish.
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; color: #9914f5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are more than a 120 species of Puffer Fish
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; color: #9914f5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is enough poison in one Puffer Fish to kill 30 humans 1



<span style="font-size: 180%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">** Why they are called Pufferfish?: ** <span style="font-size: 150%; color: #19fa23; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> They are called the Pufferfish because when they are threated they puffer up like a balloon. When they are puffed up they are about twice the size of when they are deflated.3

<span style="font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">** What they look like: ** <span style="font-size: 180%; color: #f406f1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Puffer fish come in all different sizes. They range from about 2 inches long to 3 feet long. Some Puffer fish have spines or spikes on their bodies, but a lot do not. The skin of a puffer fish is very stretchy. Puffer fish have a small mouth, a tube shaped body when not inflated, also small fins.3 <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> **<span style="font-size: 160%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">What range Puffers live in: ** <span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The light yellow is where Puffer Fish tend to live.



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<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> Work Cited: <span style="font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/pufferfish.html>
 * 1) 1 __National Geographic__.2009. National Geographic Society. 09 February 2009<span style="font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">

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 * 1) 5 __Buzzle__.2009.Buzzle.com.09 February 2009 <http://www.buzzle.com/chapters/animals-and-pets_marine-animals-and-related-resources.asp>

<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> Image Cited: <span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">#2 "Figure2: Porcupine Puffer Fish". Web Image. 10 February 2009. ratemyfishtank.com <http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/photo-main.php/12860>
 * 1) 1 "Figure1:Colorful Puffer Fish". Web Image. 06 February 2009. fish-species.org. <http://www.fish-species.org.uk/puffer-fish/index.htm>


 * 1) 3 "Figure3: Puffer Fish Range". Web Image. 10 February 2009. national geographic.com <http://www.nationalgeographic/animals/fish/pufferfish.html>

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 * 1) 4 "Figure4:Tea cup". Web Image. 10 February 2009. national geographic.com


 * 1) 5 "Figure5:Blowuppufferfish".Video.2006.youtube.com <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VmssbhEMrQ&feature=related

BY: Danielle, Abby, and Alissa