Common name | Smooth pufferfish |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Locality | |
Ref. | Wheeler, A., 1992 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | behavior |
1st modifier | morphology |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | Pufferfishes get their name from their ability to greatly inflate themselves by drawing water into their abdomens (Ref. 5288). Also Ref. 54735. |