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Cyclichthys
Sign in to saveCyclicthys is a genus of fish in the porcupinefish family, Diodontidae. Species in the genus are often known as swelltoads.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- OrderTetraodontiformes
- FamilyDiodontidae
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- Distinguishing features
- Defensive mechanisms
- Species
- References
Cyclicthys is a genus of fish in the porcupinefish family, Diodontidae. Species in the genus are often known as swelltoads.
==Distinguishing features== Fish of the genus Cyclicthys have three-rooted, rigid spines (actually modified scales) distributed over their bodies, and beak-like jaws, used to crush their hard-shelled prey (crustaceans and molluscs). They differ from members of the genus Diodon, which have moveable spines.