Fugu (Blowfish or Pufferfish) contains lethal amounts of the poison tetrodotoxin in the organs, especially the liver area and ovaries, and also the skin. The poison, a sodium channel blocker, paralyzes the muscles while the victim stays fully conscious, and eventually dies from asphyxiation. Currently, there is no known antidote, and the standard medical approach is to try to support the respiratory and circulatory system until the poison wears off.
As of 2008, advances in fugu research and farming have allowed some farmers to mass produce non-toxic fugu. Researchers surmised that fugu's tetrodotoxin came from eating other animals that had the tetrodotoxin-laden bacteria, and developed immunity over time. Many farmers now are producing 'poison-free' fugu by keeping the fugu away from tetrodotoxin-laden bacteria. Usuki, a town in Ōita Prefecture, became famous for selling non-poisonous fugu. No one has been poisoned eating it yet. -From the Wikipedia entry for Fugu.
yes they ARE again they are Poisonous!
The spines on blow fish are poisonous.
Sharks can eat blowfish. Other fish, like snapper also will eat blowfish, even when they are puffed up. Blowfish is a delicacy to humans as well.
it is the spikes on it that make it poisonous
I have been wondering the same thing re: blowfish for crayfish bait. I know that on the west coast of Australia in Perth, people have caught large snapper and tailor which have had small blowfish in the gut. I have not personally seen this but then again, I've not been catching overly massive snapper or tailor. My question was more directed at what happens to the crayfish if you were to use blowfish for bait? 1) would they eat it - my guess, probably considering crabs will eat blowfish 2) would this make the crayfish poisonous for consumption??
clams and squids
Blowfish
blowfish are carnivores they eat mainly shrimp squids or clams.
blowfish are carnivores they eat mainly shrimp squids or clams.
Pufferfish aka blowfish are the most poisonous fish in the world. So yes Pufferfish are poisonous .!! ( by Pettnapah ) . :P
Pufferfish is one of the most poisonous fish in the world.
The diet of the pufferfish includes mostly invertebrates and algae. Large specimens will even crack open and eat clams, mussels, and shellfish with their hard beaks. Poisonous puffers are believed to synthesize their deadly toxin from the bacteria in the animals they eat.