Tetraodontiformes
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Tetraodontiformes, also known as the Plectognathi, is an order of ray-finned fishes which includes the pufferfishes and related taxa. This order has been classified as a suborder of the order Percifor
Tetraodontiformes
Long-spine porcupinefish, Diodon holocanthus: On the right is a blue-spotted grouper, Cephalopholis argus.
Ocean sunfish
The honeycomb cowfish is part of the family Ostraciidae.
Porcupinefish
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Porcupinefishes are medium-to-large fish belonging to the family Diodontidae from the order Tetraodontiformes which are also commonly called blowfishes and, sometimes, balloonfishes and globefishes. T
Tetraodontiformes
…plates or spines – or with tough, leathery skin (the filefishes and ocean sunfish). Another striking defensive attribute found in the pufferfishes and porcupinefishes is the ability to inflate their bodies to greatly increase their normal diameter; this is accomplished by sucking water into a diverticulum of the…
Pez erizo moteado, Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, México, 2024 12 19, DD 23
Prodiodon, an Eocene-aged fossil porcupinefish from Italy
A porcupinefish in an aquarium
A dead porcupinefish with clearly visible spines on the shore