And kill they do. Every year two to three people in Japan, where the fish is a delicacy, die and more are sickened after eating dishes such as puffer-fish sashimi.

An 83-year-old Malaysian woman died and her 84-year-old husband is fighting for his life in the hospital after they ate puffer fish last week, according to a news report.. The couple’s daughter ...

The agencies advise anglers who catch one to "take the fish off the hook carefully and release it." The neurotoxins in smooth puffer fish, tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin, are deadlier than cyanide and ...

TOKYO >> Making use of local hot springs, expensive tiger puffer fish are being cultivated inland, helping to revitalize local economies. The first puffer fish cultivation project began in Tochigi ...

Like other puffer fish, the grass puffer accumulates the neurotoxin TTX to discourage would-be predators. However, grass puffers also accumulate a non-toxic analog of TTX called 5,6,11-trideoxyTTX ...

The more common northern puffer fish usually has black or dark green spots and a yellow to white belly, according to the DEM. While this species is not poisonous, it’s recommended to clean them ...

Like other puffer fish, the grass puffer accumulates the neurotoxin TTX to discourage would-be predators. However, grass puffers also accumulate a non-toxic analog of TTX called 5,6,11-trideoxyTTX ...

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 ...