There Are More Than 70 Types of Saltwater Puffer Fish. First off, there isn't just one kind of puffer fish. There are more ...

"We observed a significant increase." Researcher makes concerning discovery underwater at famous diving spot: 'That was a ...

Another type of puffer fish, the northern puffer, is more common in Rhode Island waters. Some scientists believe there are low levels of toxins in the skin and organs of the northern puffer fish, ...

Pufferfish Lifespan. The lifespan of a pufferfish can range from three to 20 years, with an average of 10 years. Their lifespan can depend on many things, including the species and their environment.

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 types implicated in food poisoning incidents in Tokyo include the striped puffer (Takifugu xanthopterus), the vermiculated puffer (Takifugu snyderi), the genuine puffer (Takifugu porphyreus ...

I flew to Pasil, Cebu, to spend a night at the market, and then a day at a restaurant, to see how pufferfish is prepared and served as a gourmet dish.

“Dr. Shipp described one new species in his whole career,” he said. “In 1969, he described the blunt head puffer fish. He always lamented that he never had a blunt head puffer fish turned in ...

Pheromones are chemicals that are perceived by fish using their olfactory senses and are used to affect the behavior of others of the same species. Like other puffer fish, the grass puffer ...

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 ...