Puffer Fish

By,Lexi Recke

Miranda Famous

What do Puffer Fish eat?

• Puffer fish eat mostly invertebrates and algae. •

Are They poisonous?

• Almost all puffer fish contain tetrodotoxin, a type of poison.

• There’s no know cure for the poison of puffer fish.

• They’re the second most poisonous vertebrates in the world.

• The dwarf puffer fish is the smallest puffer fish in the world.

Are Puffer Fish Good Swimmers

• Puffer fish are poor swimmers

What Oceans Do Puffer Fish Live In

• Puffer fish live in the Atlantic and Paciffic ocean

When Were Puffer Fish Discovered

• Puffer fish were discovered in 1946

What Colors Are Puffer Fish

• They are light brown but white when puffed

How Many Teeth Do Puffer Fish Have

• They have 4 teeth

How Do They Catch Their Prey?

• They catch them in their mouth

What Part Of The Ocean Do They Live In?

• They live in the tropical and subtropical parts of the ocean.

How Many Spikes Do They Have?

• Around 80 to 120.

How Long Do They Live?

• They live for five or more years.

How Many Eggs Can They Lay?

• It depends on the type of puffer fish. Usually 3 or 4.

Fun Facts

• There are more than 120 species of puffer fish. • They puff up by sucking in either water or air.• They grow from one inch to more than two

feet.• Biologists think they developed their

inflatability because their slow, somewhat clumsy swimming makes them vanerable to predators