A recent scientific study takes a look at the intriguing ability of male Japanese pufferfish. The incredible fish utilize a fascinating mating ritual that involves engineering complex designs in the ...

Biologists have found out why the Malabar dwarf pufferfish (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) has low fecundity — it produces just a few eggs a day and spawns in batches 1. This finding could have ...

Pufferfish can inflate up to three times their normal size by rapidly swallowing water to appear larger and deter predators. Although dramatic, inflation is often a last-resort defense because it ...