EVERETT — When Puffer the aptly-named pufferfish first came to the Everett Public Library, the highest grossing movie of the year was “Shrek 2,” the top two songs on the Billboard charts were ...

A delicacy in Japanese cuisine, puffer fish (fugu) also contain a lethal toxin. Improperly prepared puffer fish can cause the person eating it to experience food poisoning and a swift death. Such a ...

Pufferfish are among the most unique fish in the sea—and sometimes in freshwater too! As their name suggests, pufferfish can inflate like a balloon, transforming from a seemingly ordinary fish into a ...

The pufferfish caught in a net in this fascinating YouTube clip gives a perfect demonstration of how they ‘puff’ their bodies up. One moment it looks like a regular fish, and the next it resembles a ...

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association are warning about a potentially deadly catch fishermen are increasingly hauling out of Rhode ...

Pufferfish generally share basic characteristics, including their signature defense of puffing up like a ball when threatened. Many of the species also share spines that cover their body and ...

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Authorities have issued an alert for two Cape Town beaches, after dangerous puffer fish washed up on shore today. Here's ...

A new study finds that puffer fish use non-toxic analogs of their famous defense poison for signalling and communication through smell, with implications for the study of their spawning and ...