NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Porcupinefish have a special adaptation that helps protect them from predators. Some of the scales on a porcupinefish’s body are actually hard spines . Most of the time the spiny scales lie flat against the porcupinefish’s body and it looks like a normal fish.

Detailed explanation-2: -Porcupinefish have spines all over their body that help to protect them from predators. When they are scared, they inflate themselves and their spines stick up all over their bodies. Porcupinefish have teeth that are fused into strong “beaks” for crushing their prey.

Detailed explanation-3: -Many fish have color patterns that help them blend in with their environment. This may allow the fish to avoid being seen by a predator. Some fish, such as the flat fishes (Pleuronectiformes), can change their skin coloration to match the surrounding habitat. Fish can also have disruptive markings to hide body parts.

Detailed explanation-4: -The puffer fish has high maneuverability, but low speeds, as it scours the ocean bottom for mulloscs. It has large powerful jaws to break the hard shells of clams and other shelled creatures. Its slow speed and awkward shape leave it a sitting duck for predators.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is the body structure for the adaptation of fish? They have gills that allow them to breathe in water without difficulty, a streamlined body that allows them to swim easily in water, cold-blooded, which allows them to survive in cold water, and general fins that aid in swimming.