A recent scientific study takes a look at the intriguing ability of male Japanese pufferfish. The incredible fish utilize a ...

The body parts that contain the toxins vary with pufferfish species. Therefore, the chefs must be experts at pufferfish identification before they can safely prepare them for human consumption.

They're a diverse group of species with some truly unique traits. You've probably seen pufferfish on TV or at your local aquarium, puffing up like a balloon when they're startled.

The genome of a second pufferfish species has been sequenced. Why is this important? Because comparing this genome with that of other animals yields a wealth of information on genome evolution.

Pufferfish species. Among the most toxic fish globally, the Japanese pufferfish species stands out as exceptionally poisonous, with Japanese fugu (Takifugu) being infamous for its toxicity.

Most puffer species contain tetrodotoxin, a nerve toxin that makes them foul tasting and often lethal to predators. The toxin is found primarily in the skin, liver, gonads and intestines.

A male white-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus) swims off Amami Oshima Island in Japan near the one of the 2-meter-wide seafloor nests that species is famous for sculpting.Similar ...

A strange and dangerous pufferfish species was recently spotted in Croatia's Bay of Medulin, as reported by Pensoft. This unexpected visitor is the silver-cheeked toadfish, and its arrival marks ...

How pufferfish meditate magnesium to survive Date: August 27, 2013 ... USA, have uncovered the molecular mechanisms behind Mg2+ secretion in fresh and seawater Takifugu pufferfish species. ...

A new record of the highly invasive and deadly pufferfishspecies Lagocephalus sceleratus has been made in the northern Mediterranean, raising significant concerns. This discovery, detailed in a ...