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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

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Puffer fish beep lexi and me

  • 1. Puffer Fish By, Lexi Recke Miranda Famous
  • 2. What do Puffer Fish eat? • Puffer fish eat mostly invertebrates and algae. •
  • 3. 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.
  • 4. Are Puffer Fish Good Swimmers • Puffer fish are poor swimmers
  • 5. What Oceans Do Puffer Fish Live In • Puffer fish live in the Atlantic and Paciffic ocean
  • 6. When Were Puffer Fish Discovered • Puffer fish were discovered in 1946
  • 7. What Colors Are Puffer Fish • They are light brown but white when puffed
  • 8. How Many Teeth Do Puffer Fish Have • They have 4 teeth
  • 9. How Do They Catch Their Prey? • They catch them in their mouth
  • 10. What Part Of The Ocean Do They Live In? • They live in the tropical and subtropical parts of the ocean.
  • 11. How Many Spikes Do They Have? • Around 80 to 120.
  • 12. How Long Do They Live? • They live for five or more years.
  • 13. How Many Eggs Can They Lay? • It depends on the type of puffer fish. Usually 3 or 4.
  • 14. 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