Porcupine puffers in the wild: what vegetation? environment?

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Porcupine puffers in the wild: what vegetation? environment?

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In case you missed my intro post elsewhere in the forum, I'm illustrating a picture book called SEA-MONKEY AND BOB, written by Aaron Reynolds, coming out from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers in Fall 2015. It stars a Sea-Monkey named Sea-Monkey, and a pufferfish named Bob.

I've decided to use a porcupine pufferfish since it's more likely to be familiar with young readers, and have been researching like mad. Thanks to those of you who have offered advice already!

I'm currently working on the first round of sketches for the book, and would like to be accurate when it comes to the surroundings. Yes, I know that a Sea-Monkey is not likely to be frolicking about with a pufferfish, but this is meant to be a work of fiction. :D I'll include the accurate details in a companion bonus page online (where I will, of course, include a link to The Puffer Forum).

Would anyone be able to recommend a site online where I could find accurate photos/info about the type of vegetation and marine life that would be in shallow temperate waters and tropical seas (according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupinefish, that's where Bob would be living)? Or an organization/expert I could contact?

Any suggestions would be much appreciated, thanks. :-)

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Re: Porcupine puffers in the wild: what vegetation? environm

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Found some vids on the internet that might be helpfull for your researches...

Here's a nice link to a porcupine puffer in it's wild habitat, but don't believe everything the narrator is saying he's a little off on some subjects... :)

http://www.ehow.com/video_4930919_porcu ... ation.html

Here's more, but I wouldn't be able to give you more input on there "normal living behaviors" but at least you see the decors :)

https://ca.video.search.yahoo.com/video ... ge=0&&tt=b

https://ca.video.search.yahoo.com/video ... ge=0&&tt=b

https://ca.video.search.yahoo.com/video ... ge=0&&tt=b

https://ca.video.search.yahoo.com/video ... ge=0&&tt=b

This last one isn't good quality as the diver starts swimming with the camera at one point...
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Post by sgtmyers88 »

My biggest GSP (avatar) is addicted to peas and hair algae. I have heard porkys eat those a lot too.
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