Unlike yesterdays blowfish, this guy is the real deal. Known by a variety of names, such as pufferfish and balloonfish, it is a member of the Tetraodontidae family and there almost two-hundred different species. Tetraodontidae means four(tetra) teeth(dontidae). The upper and lower teeth are fused and are only visible when the fish is puffed.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Real Thing
Unlike yesterdays blowfish, this guy is the real deal. Known by a variety of names, such as pufferfish and balloonfish, it is a member of the Tetraodontidae family and there almost two-hundred different species. Tetraodontidae means four(tetra) teeth(dontidae). The upper and lower teeth are fused and are only visible when the fish is puffed.
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I wouldn't want to mess with him.
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