The Tetraodontidae are a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species which are variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab Scientific name: Tetraodontidae Class: Actinopterygii Family: Tetraodontidae; Bonaparte, 1832 Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Rank: Family PUFFER FISH ARE A MULTI-THREAT FISH Despite using their fins to help them swim with a tail fin acting as a rudder, puffer fish are notoriously slow-moving. However, they do have other methods for deterring—or defeating—predators out to get them, said Claricoates, including: Excellent eye sight, which is helpful scouting food or detecting predators early. A burst of energy which they can muster to swim quickly away from predators albeit in a poorly controlled direction. If they are unable to get away, they enact the process they are known for: they gulp in a large amount of water or if out of water, air to make themselves large and unappealing, she said. This puffing, in addition to their spines and quills, makes them tough for a predator to swallow and may get stuck in a throat.

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