The pufferfish is a mammal.
It is the collective name for the general family of freshwater dolphins. Pufferfish are larger than dolphins and can grow up to 3 meters long, and unlike dolphins, their heads can rotate 90 degrees, which gives them an advantage in complex rivers.
Sometimes, like dolphins, they chase fish en masse to improve their feeding efficiency. Pufferfish have sensitive hairs on their jaws and have wide pectoral fins, and with their tail fins, they can also reach speeds of up to 23km/h in a short period of time.
Types of Pufferfish:
1. Tigon Dolphin. This is one of the very favorite species above the table.
2. Green dolphin. It is a kind of ornamental fish, it belongs to the sea fish, juvenile life to the brackish water, the adult will enter the sea life, we buy in the market are farmed varieties.
3. Chocolate doll. This species is about three inches long, and they are basically bred in captivity.
4. Wormy oriental pufferfish. The dorsal and ventral surfaces are smooth without back spines, the back of the body gray-brown, with a worm-like white pattern, the thoracic spot is small, and its surrounding white patchy, the lower side of the body with a yellow longitudinal band. Total length about 30 centimeters, small species.
5. Transverse oriental triggerfish pufferfish. The dorsal and ventral and lateral sides of the body are densely covered with tiny spines, the dorsal side of the body is dark brown with several fine light-colored transverse bands, and there is a yellow longitudinal band on the lower side of the body. Total length 25 centimeters, small and medium-sized species.
6. Lead-spotted pufferfish. Dorsal and ventral surfaces with weak spines, the back of the body yellowish brown, with small light-colored spots, 5-6 dark brown transverse bands, the lower side of the body with a yellow longitudinal band. Total length 25 centimeters, small species.
7. Moon belly triggerfish pufferfish. The whole back and abdomen are covered with strong small spines, the back of the body is brownish-green, the caudal fin is grayish-brown or yellow, crescent-shaped. Total length up to 50 centimeters, medium-sized species.