What is a puffer fish prey?

Answer 1

Puffers are in the family tetraodontidae and are called such for their ability to draw in sea water into their stomachs when frightened and can triple in size. These fish's internal organs contain a tetrodotoxin, which is powerful enough to kill a human, depending on the specie of puffer. Not all puffers have spines. The porcupine puffer is the one with spines, which make the fish look like a big spikey ball when inflated. The porcupine puffer is not a true puffer, but is a diodon. This specie also has tetrodotoxin in the organs. In Japan this fish is called fugu and is eaten, thought to be a delicacy and very expensive. Only licensed highly trained sushi chefs are allowed to serve this fish. The puffer fish cannot excrete toxins, but their cousin, the toby, can.

Answer 2

Puffer fish eat a wide variety of food. A few puffers have a diet consisting of mainly fish, but most need a diet of hard-shelled meaty foods, such as crabs, crayfish, clams, scallops, snails, and mussels. Puffers need to regularly wear down their teeth on the shells of hard foods to keep them from over-growing. Some puffers are omnivorous and eat plant material along with other foods.

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Answer 3

A puffer fish eats plankton and algae that it gets while feasting Off of coral reefs

Answer 4

Pufferfish can grow to up to 3 ft. They turn themselves into large inedible balls when predators try to attack them.

Answer 5

puffer fish (tetraodontidae) will range in size from 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) to over 2 feet (61 centimeters)

Answer 6

big and spiky

Answer 7

in saltwater areas

Answer 8

sea