To hide themselves from predators, the Lagocephalus lunaris blends in with the coral on the ocean floor. Coral are marine organisms from the class Anthroza. Here on the bottom of the ocean is where they feel on mollusks and crustaceans. The predatory organisms that these Puffer fish have to watch out for are mainly sharks and humans. Even though this fish are poisonous to humans they are a delicacy to eat in Japan. There they extract the poison and dine away!

To learn about the Green Rough-Backed Puffer Fish's predator, The Great White Shark, click here!

 

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