Tetraodontidae
E259702
Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fishes known as pufferfish, famous for their ability to inflate their bodies and for containing the potent neurotoxin tetrodotoxin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tetraodontidae canonical | 4 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| associatedCuisine | fugu ⓘ |
| bodyShape | robust and somewhat spherical when inflated ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
blowfish
ⓘ
globefish ⓘ pufferfish ⓘ puffers ⓘ swellfish ⓘ |
| contains |
Arothron hispidus
ⓘ
Lagocephalus sceleratus ⓘ Takifugu rubripes ⓘ Tetraodon nigroviridis ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism |
body inflation with water or air
ⓘ
chemical defense via tetrodotoxin ⓘ |
| diet |
algae
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ mollusks ⓘ other invertebrates ⓘ |
| distribution |
some temperate regions
ⓘ
subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| economicUse |
aquarium trade
ⓘ
food fish in some cultures ⓘ |
| finMorphology |
no pelvic fins in many species
ⓘ
small pectoral fins ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish waters
ⓘ
estuarine waters ⓘ marine waters ⓘ some freshwater environments ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ability to inflate body
ⓘ
beak-like fused teeth ⓘ contains tetrodotoxin in many species ⓘ often covered with spines or prickles ⓘ slow swimming ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
freshwater pufferfish
ⓘ
marine pufferfish ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedBy | Charles Lucien Bonaparte ⓘ |
| notableFeature | among the most poisonous vertebrates ⓘ |
| order | Tetraodontiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| risk | highly poisonous if improperly prepared ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| toxin | tetrodotoxin ⓘ |
| toxinLocation |
gonads
ⓘ
intestines ⓘ liver ⓘ skin ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.