An orange pufferfish was recently collected in Western Australia by Oceans Reefs Marine Aquariums (ORMA) and it’s quite an unusual specimen. What makes the orange pufferfish so special is that i…
The Blue Pufferfish Is Even More Colorful When Small
A Blue Pufferfish might seem like a mythical creature but there is in fact at least one real fish which lays claim to the name. The pelagic porcupine puffer, Diodon hystrix, is a mysterious fish …
Dolphins get high on pufferfish
We knew that dolphins, the hippies of the sea, couldn’t be trusted to be good citizens of the ocean. A recent BBC documentary used specially designed underwater cameras disguised as sea life to …
Underwater crop circles from Japan are an amazing form of biological art
Underwater crop circles are no different from above-ground crop circles – they’re both beautiful, captivating and they both have perfectly good rational explanations for their origins. Whe…
Pufferfish chasing a laser pointer shows there’s more to fish than just swimming and eating
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i6LhaKTvOs[/youtube] People often associate pet fish to be nowhere near as responsive as a puppy or a kitten o…
Blue Pelagic Porcupine puffer, Diodon eydouxii, shows up at Absolutely Fish
The striking blue juvenile pelagic porcupinefish above was recently acquired by Absolutely Fish in a shipment from Bali. The pelagic porcupine fish is not a an aquarium fish you hear about everyday, p…