0 a type of fish, usually found in warm or tropical seas, that can make itself larger by filling its stomach with water or air: --
First, the pufferfish fills its mouth with water.
Maximum size is 22 mm (less than one inch), making it one of the smallest pufferfish in the world.
In direct combat, however, he can increase his size and strength when challenged to fight, much like a pufferfish.
Bearded pufferfish are molluscivores and therefore typically feed on crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms.
The previous year, four people in the same town died and five others fell ill after eating the same variety of pufferfish.
Previously, it was unknown how pufferfish inflation took place.
It is the same toxin found in pufferfish and a number of other marine animals.
Some forms of sushi, notably those containing pufferfish fugu and some kinds of shellfish, can cause severe poisoning if not prepared properly.
