Comparing the Jaws of Porcupine Fish Reveals Three New Species
August 16, 2017
August 16, 2017
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and colleagues compared fossil porcupine fish jaws and tooth plates collected on expeditions to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil with those from museum specimens and modern porcupine fish, revealing three new species.
Startled porcupine fish suck in air or water to inflate their bodies, becoming a prickly balloon-like sha . . .
Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and colleagues compared fossil porcupine fish jaws and tooth plates collected on expeditions to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil with those from museum specimens and modern porcupine fish, revealing three new species.
Startled porcupine fish suck in air or water to inflate their bodies, becoming a prickly balloon-like sha . . .