Diodon holocanthus. Closeup of dead Porcupine Fish with long spines out, beached at sea shore due to marine pollution. Similar in looks to Puffer Fish
Washed up Porcupine fish, similar in looks to puffer fish or balloon fish on a tropical beach of Indian Ocean. This exotic creature is also known as balloon fish because for self defense, the evolution has developed the organs of fish in such a way, that sensing threat, the fish swells up from the middle like a balloon firing in outward direction its prickly long spines, deadly enough to scare its predators away. Such washing up of exotic fishes are very common these days, endangering the existence of many of such species worldwide, the reason behind this may be attributed to the uncontrollable and excessive fishing by the coastal fishermen. Besides, on the beaches neighboring very wide area adjoining harbour, ship oil spills are causing marine pollution polluting the water, thus lowering the oxygen levels. Climate change due to global warming is also threatening a wide array of marine species.
Size: 5866px × 3869px
Location: India
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