The fishes capable to be inflated have quite extensive area of dwelling. All types capable to increase in sizes and belonging to family of iglobryukh are also remarkable the fact that they are considered as the most poisonous representatives of marine fauna.
Instruction
1. Natural protective mechanisms of some living beings on the planet really blow the mind. The striking example of creative approach to protection against predators is shown by the fishes belonging to family of iglobryukh. There is a set of types of these fishes, but all of them are similar in one - ability to be inflated to the inconceivable sizes. Blaasop, or tetraodona, have a set of names. In the people the fish who is capable to be inflated and become similar to a sphere is called fish dog and fish sphere. Some versions also have quite impressive needles therefore such copies received the name fish hedgehog.
2. Some types of iglobryukh live only in sea water, others - in fresh. The main area of dwelling stretches on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Besides, these fishes in coastal waters in the north of Australia meet. Freshwater types of iglobryukh are widespread in reservoirs of Africa, Southeast and South Africa. The majority of types of tetraodon possess the bright color warning that fish is deadly. In fact in the nature there are almost no predators risking to attack an iglobryukh and to that there are several reasons at once.
3. In stressful situations when fish feels danger, she is capable to fill special bags with water, and some versions special gas, produced in their organism and it is essential to increase in sizes. Some types of tetraodon can increase in sizes of 4 and more time. Such in the way, for only a few seconds even the smallest types of tetraodon can get the impressive sizes capable to frighten off any predator. Depending on a version the size of adult fishes of iglobryukh can be from 5 to 65 cm. The largest types of tetraodon being inflated, can frighten off even a shark.
4. The ability of fishes of tetraodon to be inflated to the big sizes is not the only weapon of these amusing on the first a look of small fishes. The thing is that these fishes are one of the most poisonous on the planet. Skin, fins and internals of fishes are filled with cyanide therefore the majority of predators avoids iglobryukh. The ability to be inflated to the big sizes and strong virulence allows these fishes to survive in coastal waters and on coral reeves.