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Pufferfish vs Clownfish - What's the difference?

pufferfish | clownfish |

As nouns the difference between pufferfish and clownfish

is that pufferfish is any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish while clownfish is any of colorful fish of the genera Amphiprion and Premnas in the subfamily Amphiprioninae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.

pufferfish

English

(wikipedia pufferfish) (wikispecies)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.
  • A delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu .

    • Synonyms

    * (fish) balloonfish, blowfish, globefish, puffer, swellfish * (dish) fugu

    clownfish

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of colorful fish of the genera Amphiprion'' and ''Premnas in the subfamily Amphiprioninae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.

    • Synonyms

    * anemonefish

    External links

    * (Amphiprioninae) * (Amphiprioninae) *