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Balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus, Actinopterygii, Tetraodontiformes, Diodontidae, Description and Fascinating Facts, World Range and Habitat, Feeding Behavior, Reproduction, and Warnings and Comments. ... The body of the balloonfish is covered in long, sharp spines that extend when the fish inflates ... World Range & Habitat...
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The balloonfish was first described by Linnaeus in 1758. Synonyms include Diodon pilosus Mitchell 1815, Trichodiodon pilosus Mitchell 1815, Diodon multimaculatus Cuvier 1818, and Diodon maculifer Kaup 1855, among many others.
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The porcupinefish and balloonfish are widely distributed species, found circumtropically and often in temperate marine environments. The porcupinefish is the only member of its genus to be found in the Mediterranean Sea.
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The balloonfish, also known as the spiny porcupinefish and spiny puffer, ranges worldwide in tropical waters and some subtropical and temperate areas. It is a member of the family Diodontidae, the spiny puffers. ... The time that juveniles leave their open-water, near surface habitat, may vary depending upon location.
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Balloon-fish - Definition of Balloon-fish at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with ... Related Searches. Habitat for a ballo... Balloon fish eat ...
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Use balloonfish in a Sentence ... See web results for balloonfish ... Habitat for a ballo...
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Bamboo sharks (Hemiscylliidae); Slender Bamboo Shark Chiloscyllium indicum; Cat sharks (Scyliorhinidae); Singapore Coral Cat Shark Atelomycterus marmoratus; Stingrays (Dasyatidae); Blue-spotted Stingray Dasyatis kuhlii; Blue-spotted Fantail Ray Taeniura Snake eels (Ophichthidae); ... Anchovies and allies (Engraulididae);
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; There are four main groups. Learn to recognise these potentially dangerous fish and treat them with extreme caution. See 'A Guide to the Dangerous Marine Animals of Singapore' in the Science Centre series. ... Scorpionfishes (family Scorpaenidae) have a row of venomous spines on their dorsal fin. ... While walking on reef flats,
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