Fish
Pufferfish
Scientific name: Tetraodontidae
This is a pufferfish. When it gets scared, it puffs up like a ball!
Quick facts
- Size
- Length: 2.5–61 cm (1–24 in)
- Food
- Eats plants and meat
- Awake
- Active by day
- In the wild
- Not evaluated
- Scientists have not checked on them yet.
All about the Pufferfish
Pufferfish are slow-swimming fish that live mostly in warm seas around the world. There are more than 120 kinds. When danger comes, a pufferfish gulps lots of water and blows up into a big, round ball that is very hard to eat.
Fun facts
One star is easy, three stars are for big explorers.
- Easy
Pufferfish are slow swimmers.
- Medium
A pufferfish puffs up by quickly swallowing lots of water.
- Medium
There are more than 120 kinds of pufferfish.
- Hard
Most pufferfish are very poisonous, so other animals leave them alone.
- Hard
A pufferfish's teeth are joined together like a beak, which it uses to crack open shellfish.
Where does it live?
The coloured places on the map show where the Pufferfish lives in the wild.
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
What does the Pufferfish eat?
- ShellfishFavourite food
- Algae
Play and learn
Games with this animal and its friends.
