Although related, Porcupine or Burrfishes are not poisonous, but there are many species of Puffers that do excrete tetrodotoxin. From this collection of species facts, pictures, photo, characteristic, compatibility, feeding, aquarium care, and other profile information you can learn all about Porcupine and Pufferfishes.
Facts, Pictures and Information about the amusing Spiny Puffer (Diodon holocanthus). The Spiny Puffer is not a reef safe fish and may nip at other fish as well shrimps and snails.
Although related, Porcupine or Burrfishes are not poisonous, but there are many species of Puffers that do excrete tetrodotoxin. From this collection of species facts, pictures, photo, characteristic, compatibility, feeding, aquarium care, and other profile information you can learn all about Porcupine and Pufferfishes.
Profile, Information, Facts, Pictures and Photos of the Valentini Puffer. The Vanentini Puffer has the ability to inflate by inhaling air or water. This is a protective defense that Puffers have which prevents them from being eaten by other fish. When it expands and inflates itself, a predator finds it difficult to swallow or get its...
A photo with identification, characteristics and care information about the Brown Whitespotted Puffer, aka Guinea Fowl Puffer (Arothron meleagris).
A photo with identification, characteristic and care information about the small, but aggressive Whitespotted Pufferfish (Canthigaster jactator) only found in Hawaiian waters.
From your About Guides Articles Archive, a discussion about poisonous fish species that have toxic flesh, such as Pufferfishes, that can exude toxins, such as Boxfishes, or that have venomous stings, such as Lion & Scorpionfishes, which makes them a potential threat to other marine life and humans alike!
From your About Guides Fish Picks Archive, a photo with identification and care information about
Arothron hispidus, a Puffer that can be potentially poisionous to other tank inhabitants because it carries tetrodotoxin.
From the FishBase database, here is a long list of Porcupinefishes, aka Burr Fishes, in the
Diodontidae Family shown by both nominal and present allocation names. Click on any fish listed and it gives you a complete profile about it, and most include photo views as well.
From the Net Pets Fish ID Library, a list of Porcupine or Burrfishes by common names with basic profile information on the scientific name, distribution, length, diet and compatibility of them. No photos included.
From The American Marinelife Dealers Association's Fish Ecolist, here are species of Puffer, Box or Trunkfishes listed by common and scientific names that have either toxic flesh or can release toxins in the water. This makes these fish a potential threat to other tank inhabitants.
From the Exotic Tropicals Marine Fish Encyclopedia, a basic profile on the Family Triodontidae (Three-toothed Puffer), Tetraodontidae (Puffers), Ostraciidae (Boxfish) and Diodontidae (Porcupinefish), with photos and details about various species found in these families.
From the FishBase database, here is a long list of Pufferfishes found in the Family
Tetraodontidae shown by both nominal and present allocation names. Click on any fish listed and it gives you a complete profile about it. Many of these fish carry tetrodotoxin, which means they have toxic flesh or can exude toxins, so learning to identify them is imporant. Most of the profiles include photos.
From the Net Pets Fish ID Library, a list of Pufferfishes by common names with basic profile information on the scientific name, distribution, length, diet and compatibility of them. No photos included.
From UK HGMP Resource Centre's Fugu Projects page, information about Tetrodotoxin, a toxin found in some species of Puffers (aka Fugu in Japan) that can be fatal to humans and marine life if it is consumed, also to marine life if the toxin contaminates an aquarium.
Sarah Warner provides information about fish tank maintenance, diet, habitat and behavior of Pufferfishes in tanks at the UK HGMP Resource Centre.
From fishbase.org, use their handy search tool by typing in a fish by common name, or find a group by genus, species, or a number of other name combinations to attain profile information and photos.
From the UK HGMP Resource Centre's Fugu Genomics Project, biology, taxonomy and other collected data and research reports about Pufferfishes.
From Enchanted Learning's Animal Printouts, a printable anatomy diagram of the White-Spotted Pufferfish (
Arothron hispidus) that includes a general characteristics and diet profile about it.
