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Dried Puffer Fish. Porcupine fish have the ability to inflate their body by swallowing water (or air) and become round like a ball. This increase in size (almost double vertically) reduces the range of potential predators to those with much bigger mouths. A second defense mechanism is provided by the sharp spines, which radiate outwards when the fish is inflated.

A dried, dead, puffed up pufferfish hanging outside a seafood restaurant in central Tokyo

The close-up image of a pufferfish's spines highlights its formidable defense mechanism, designed to deter predators.

Skeleton of sea turtle on shore

A fish skull skeleton on the sand of a beach in Brittany

School of curious tropical puffer fish swimming along sand covered ocean floor

A closeup shot of a black fish carcass on a beach

Dead fish in the Beach, Playa de los Cancajos.

photo of fish bones on the ground. selective focus

Fish bone.

Selective focus on eyes and head of puffer fish. (Lagocephalus sceleratus, silver-cheeked toadfish, or Sennin-fugu is an extremely poisonous marine bony fish in the family Tetraodontidae)

Cycle of life, fish carcasses

puffer fish close-up on a vintage plate on a white background

Shell Collection: sea shell

Balloonfish

Tropical salt water fish Striped burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfi)

fried fish skeleton on yellow background close up

Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes.

Skull of a seal on the shore of a rocky beach.

This pufferfish may be an example of the taxidermist's art, but in this case it is filled with air. Clearly seen are the four 'teeth' that give this order of fishes the name Tetradontidae. These teeth deal with the natural prey of pufferfish, which are molluscs and crustaceans. 'Four-tooth' fishes include examples with names such as pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab. They are closely related to the porcupinefish, which have large external spines. Pufferfish may be the second-most poisonous vertebrates in the world, after the golden poison frog. Organs such as the liver and skin can be highly toxic due to an accumulation of tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin. Some countries that enjoy cookery-on-the-edge will eat pufferfish, after it has been specially prepared, at which time the meat is considered a delicacy (even if still potentially lethal). Japan has its 'fugu', Korea its 'bok' and China its 'hetun'. This particular pufferfish came from the seas around Menorca. Similar fishes: .

The skull of the head of a fish sitting on the sand at a beach.

A stranded puffer fish on the beach in Australia.

Dead fish on the beach in the colonial city of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Shell series: sea shells in various colors

Creepy skull of a dead fish, probably a ling, on the beach of the german island Ruegen

Cuttlefish bone washed ashore on a sandy beach. The picture is taken on the beach on Palau Selingan also known as Turtle Island in Malaysia

Dried preserved prickly blowfish decoration on blue surface

Fish bones left on the plate after dinner

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