Arothron Puffer (Arothron meleagris) has many common names including Spotted Puffer, Guinea Fowl Puffer, and Golden Puffer. These saltwater fish have the ability to change appearance during different ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is once again warning anglers to keep an eye out for a type of fish they don’t want to find on their hooks. The ...

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 ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Rhode Island's Department of Environmental Management (DEM) warned about the dangers related to smooth puffer fish due to increased reports of anglers catching the species in ...

Massachusetts and Rhode Island anglers should beware of the smooth puffer fish, as it can be deadly. The Saltwater Anglers Association, in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Management ...

Anglers are again being warned about a poisonous fish in Rhode Island waters. Some people eat smooth puffer fish, and some consider them a delicacy, but they're "a serious threat to your health if not ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — There are plenty of fish in the sea, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) issued a warning to stay away from one in particular. The DEM and the ...

You wouldn’t think a blunt head puffer is a fish that could inspire tender sentiment, but one brought tears to a few eyes at the 91st Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. A blunt head puffer caught by ...

A recent scientific study takes a look at the intriguing ability of male Japanese pufferfish. The incredible fish utilize a fascinating mating ritual that involves engineering complex designs in the ...

A man is in a critical condition in a hospital in Hong Kong after consuming puffer fish and suffering suspected tetrodotoxin poisoning. The 65-year-old man developed facial numbness, general weakness ...