Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is best known as the neurotoxin of the puffer fish, though it also appears in a range of other marine species. You might remember it from an episode of The Simpsons involving a ...

The Puffer Fish is a rare non-poisonous fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons that will blow itself with air when you catch it. However, getting this fish is not as easy as it seems because you must ...

What do pufferfish eat? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Leah Alissa Bayer, architect, on ...

A grieving daughter has issued a dire warning for seafood lovers after an expensive Japanese fish delicacy fatally poisoned her parents. Malaysian couple Ng Chuan Sing and Lim Siew Guan both died ...

At first glance, the leopard puffer fish looks like a harmless, spotted wonder of the water. But hidden behind that patterned skin is a creature full of surprises. From its quirky behavior to its ...

The star of a Japanese dish called fugu is a puffer fish that produces toxins so deadly that it can kill if prepared improperly. Yet the delicacy is so popular that overfishing may be pushing one ...

Pufferfish are among one of the most easily discernible fish in the ocean, especially when inflated. But do you know how these little fish are able to expand more than three times their size in a ...

A delicacy in Japanese cuisine, puffer fish (fugu) also contain a lethal toxin. Improperly prepared puffer fish can cause the person eating it to experience food poisoning and a swift death. Such a ...

The puffer fish's deadly toxin helps it to breed, feed and defend itself against predators, scientists in Singapore say. Research by the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology and National University ...

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association are warning about a potentially deadly catch fishermen are increasingly hauling out of Rhode ...

A stranded puffer fish approaches a diver in distress, leading to an unexpected underwater rescue as the diver steps in to ...