PORCUPINE PUFFER (MEDIUM) / ATELOWICTERUS AUTILLARUM

They have the ability to inflate their bodies by swallowing water or air, thereby becoming rounder. 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.

They have upper and lower teeth that fuse into a shape of a parrot’s beak; they use this beak to eat molluscs and sea urchins.