Tetraodontiformes Bony Fish Chordata Animalia Flora and Fauna

Includes boxfishes, filefishes, puffers, and sunfishes.

• - Underwater and topside photographs by Phillip Colla.
  
• - Underwater photos of the world's largest bony fish, the giant Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola).
  
• - The world's largest bony fish looks like a massive swimming head and is extremely gentle and curious.
  
• - Project studying fine-scale movement patterns using acoustic telemetry. Includes images.
  
• - Also known as blowfish or fugu. Provides consumption history, poisoning, social aspects, availability and species table.
  
• - The genome of this fish is quite compact, with low amounts of junk DNA, making it useful for comparative studies. Includes a discussion of tetrodotoxin, the toxin made by bacteria associated with some puffer species.
  
• - Information and research on the Molidae.
  
• - Description and photographs of a fish examined by the staff of the Australian Museum.
  
• - Taxonomy of this order, which includes Balistidae (triggerfishes), Ostraciidae (boxfishes), Diodontidae (porcupinefishes), Molidae (molas), and Tetraodontidae (puffers). Links to genetic codes on included species.
  
  

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