Tetraodontiformes Bony Fish Chordata Animalia Flora and Fauna

Includes boxfishes, filefishes, puffers, and sunfishes.

• Lagocephalus lunaris - Research project by Marissa Ranallo on the green rough-back pufferfish, including its classification, phylogeny, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with other species.
  
• Wikipedia: Pufferfish - Also known as blowfish or fugu. Provides consumption history, poisoning, social aspects, availability and species table.
  
• Tracking Ocean Sunfish off Southern California - Project studying fine-scale movement patterns using acoustic telemetry. Includes images.
  
• Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) - Underwater and topside photographs by Phillip Colla.
  
• Takifugu rubripes - Research project by Elyse Donaubauer on this fish esteemed as a delicacy in Japan including its classification, adaptations, habitat and reproduction.
  
• Fugu Informatics Network - 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.
  
• Ocean Sunfish.org - Information and research on the Molidae.
  
• Scientists Track Giant Sunfish by Satellite - The world's largest bony fish looks like a massive swimming head and is extremely gentle and curious.
  
• Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola - Description and photographs of a fish examined by the staff of the Australian Museum.
  
• Ocean Sunfish - Underwater photos of the world's largest bony fish, the giant Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola).
  
  

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