Puffer Fish

By: Raegan Propes

This organism is a puffer fish also known by its scientific name, Diodon holocanthus. You can find this organism in shallow areas in the atlantic and pacific ocean. The domain is  Eukaryote, the kingdom is Animala, the phylum is Chordata, the class is Actinopterygii, the order is tetaodonriformes, the family is Diodantidae, the Genus is Diodon, and the Species is Diodon holocanthus. This organism has black dots around it with spikes on its back. This organism is a potato shape. A puffer fish blows up like a baloon when it is scared and it is harder to eat. (behavioral) This organism has spikes to offend itself from its predators. (structural) This organism has small fins so it is a very slow swimmer. (structural) A Puffer Fish has bilateral symmetry, which means they can be divided into two parts that are mirror images of each other. This animal is a heterotroph (eats mostly everything and also other heterotrophs) and also is endothermic(warmblooded). This organism doesn't have any predators because it stays hidden all day long, then comes out when every other organism is asleep. This organism does have prey, and they are small crabs, whelks, moon snails, and periwinkles. A fun fact about this organism is that some the eggs they lay float in the water. 

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