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Is the Congo puffer fish poisonous?

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Like all puffer fish, this fresh water species is indeed poisonous to eat. If memory serves right it has a number of “centres” throughout its body which stores a powerful neuro-toxin, I think something similar to that possessed by the blue ringed octopus. read more

There are over 190 species of puffer fish, most of which accumulate tetrodotoxin (mostly in the liver, but lower concentrations can be found in all viscera at varying concentrations). In Japan, there is an annual death rate of around 6 people from incorrectly prepared “fugi”, the sushi/sashimi prepared from puffer fish. read more

The Tetraodontidae are a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species which are variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab. read more

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