"Diodon holocanthus"

 By G. M. I.

| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genius and Species |

| Fun facts | art and Poetry | Work cited |

Kingdom: Animalia

• Multicellular

• heterotrophs

• has tissue

• no prokaryotes

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Phylum: Chordata

• bilateral symmetry
• segmented body, including segmented muscles
• three germ layers and a well-developed coelom.
• single, dorsal, hollow nerve cord, usually with an enlarged anterior end (brain)
• tail projecting beyond (posterior to) the anus at some stage of development
• pharyngeal pouches present at some stage of development

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Class: Actinopterygii

• Ray- fined fish

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Order: Tetraodontiformes

• Consist of Puffer fish Spike fishes triple spines, and trigger fishes.

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Family: Diodontidae

• consist Puffer and Porcupine fish

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Genius and Species: Diodon holocanthus

• Consist of only puffer fish

• the puffer fish has long spiny bone the lay across its back

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Fun facts

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P is for puff up u is for unique F is for the fin F is for fantastic e is for exotic r is for radical

art and Poetry

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works cited

"http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Diodon." Feb. 2004. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 11 Feb 2004. <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html>.

Foire, C. (). . Retrieved Feb 11, 2004

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