Japan uses four styles of writing: Romaji, Kanji, Katakana, and Hiragana. Romaji represents Latin scripted letters. The Kanji system uses the borrowed logographics of the Chinese characters. Katakana and Hiragana styles are syllabic scripts using kanas to represent individual sounds in the Japanese language.
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Arothron nigropunctatos - The black-spotted puffer fish, also known as the dog-faced puffer, has small fins, a feature marking it as a slow moving fish. The puffer has two methods of defense against predators; it can swallow large amounts of water or air to inflate its body into a balloon to present a menacing appearance and create more surface area than the potential predator’s mouth can possibly fit. The puffer fish also secretes a neurotoxin to keep other fish at bay. Some species have sharp spines on the body as a third line of defense.
