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Pufferfish are able to blow themselves up into a round ball
True
There are less than 50 different species of pufferfish
False
Pufferfish puff up when they feel threatened
True
Nearly all pufferfish contain a poison called tetrodotoxin
True
Tetrodotoxin makes pufferfish taste foul to other fish
True
Pufferfish poison is safe for humans
False
Most pufferfish live in the warm tropical waters of the Atlantic Pacific and Indian Oceans
True
False
Pufferfish can also live in coral reefs
True
Pufferfish can live in both freshwater and saltwater
True
Most pufferfish eat algae and small invertebrates
True
Larger pufferfish can eat mussels and clams
True
It takes up to five hours for a pufferfish to deflate after puffing up
True
Pufferfish come in colours such as yellow
brown
and grey
white
True
Pufferfish have smooth skin covered in scales
False
Some species of pufferfish have spines on their skin
True
