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More Fugu

Postby ATJ on Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:47 am

Here is another pufferfish. This guy's scientific name (Arothron nigropunctatus means black-spotted buffer, but I prefer the other common name, dog-face puffer.

Unfortunately, this is one of many fish whose colour patterns make it difficult to make the shot look sharp.

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Postby dviv on Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:23 am

Great shots Andrew,

I like the second one better as there is a great sense of movement in the fins.
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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:29 am

Ye gods, that’s freaky - does look just like a dog :shock:
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Postby gstark on Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:48 am

What Chris said ... are the easy to train to sit .... roll over ... fetch ??? :)

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Postby PiroStitch on Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:30 pm

Sit fugu sit...good dog. Woof!

Great marine photos as usual.
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Postby Oneputt on Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:40 pm

Amazing :D Reminds me of someone I know.............now who is it...?
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Postby crackatoea on Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:15 pm

That is the weirdest fish I have ever seen. To my untrained eye it looks like a hybrid, the face of a cow, the body of a dalmation dog and the tail of a seal. Great shot anyway
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Postby Pa on Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:29 pm

great shots ATJ..... i assume because of their colour they habitat that whitish environment.


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Postby ATJ on Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:04 pm

Pa wrote:i assume because of their colour they habitat that whitish environment.

Pa,

Being toxic, they can pretty much be any colour they want. They live on coral reefs, floating over a background of all sorts of colours. I have never seen them try to blend in.
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