Puffers and Boxfishes

Pufferfish are a large family of fishes, also called blowfish, toadies or other names. Puffers are the second most poisonous vertebrate animal in the world (after a poisonous frog) and should never be eaten, unless you have a taste for sushi and a death wish.

Black-Spotted Puffer	Long-horned Cowfish	Map Puffer
Starry Pufferfish	Three-Bar Porcupinefish	White-spotted Puffer

Please note: Identification of fish, corals, etc. is a tricky business. It's entirely possible that I've incorrectly identified a photo I've taken. If you spot an error, please contact me so I can correct it and improve this resource.