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puffer on parade

            Pufferfish are often said to be the second most venomous poisonous vertebrates in the world but this is not a problem as long as you don't intend to eat them. (However in Japan pufferfish are considered a delicacy and the chefs who cook them presumably know how to prepare it and which parts can be eaten.)  

The toxic character of pufferfish is I guess the reason why pufferfish can be approached fairly easily. If you are poisonous then not too many other sea dwellers will want to make a meal out of you.  And if being toxic isn't enough then an alarmed puffer can swallow water and puff out like a balloon.

I think this is a dogfaced or blackspotted puffer though he seems a bit spottier than usual. This type of puffer can vary a lot in colour ... grey, blue, brown are common, very bright yellow is another possibility.

Taken on: November 25, 2014

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Arothron nigropunctatus

black

dogfaced

puffer

pufferfish

fish

snorkelling

sony

rx100

mauritius

underwater

mauritius100

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Sets appears in: • underwater • 2014 more » • underwater • corals in mauritius « less

Groups appears in: • Mauritius100 • Sony Cyber-shot RX more » • Sony RX100 (All Versions) « less

Camera: Sony DSC-RX100, f/9.0, 1/500 sec, 14.6mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-RX100
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	14.6mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	CyberLink PhotoDirector 5 (Windows)
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