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Q: What is the Latin name for pufferfish?
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What is a pufferfish's real name?

The pufferfish is the real name. Pufferfish belong to the Tetraodontidae family along with balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, honey toads, sea squab, and puffers.


What is the name of the pufferfish in Finding Nemo?

His name was Bloat.


What is the scientific name for the black spotted pufferfish?

arothron nigropunctatus


How big is a pufferfish?

a pufferfish is 2 feet


When was Mbu pufferfish created?

Mbu pufferfish was created in 1899.


Why do you use scientific name for organisms?

The scientific name is used; in place of a common name, to convey the exact spices that is referring to. Without scientific names and only referring to common names animals can be confused among a group of people. ie. Indian Dwarf Puffer, Pee puffer, Malabar pufferfish, Pea pufferfish, pygmy pufferfish, BB puffer are all Carinotetraodon travancoricus.


What are young pufferfish called?

Tetraodontidae is a family of marine fish with an unusual defense mechanism of drastic self-inflation when threatened, which has earned them the common name "Pufferfish." There are about 25 Gena of the family.


When was Dwarf pufferfish created?

Dwarf pufferfish was created in 1941.


When was Green pufferfish created?

Green pufferfish was created in 1822.


What fish can be with black spotted puffers?

Blackspotted Pufferfish. [Scientific Name : Arothron Nigropunctatus]


How do you spell puffer fish?

The name of the poisonous fish is usually one word: pufferfish.


Do sharks swim faster than pufferfish?

Yes. Pufferfish do not really swim all that fast, they do not rely on speed to avoid enemies. They have spines that help them with this, also they puff up (hense the name) as if to look bigger to ward off enemies. so, sharks are generally faster than pufferfish.