Pufferfish can be served for human consumption as a delicacy called fugu. It is especially popular in Japan, but you may also see it available in other countries, including Korea, China, Singapore, ...

The couple’s daughter, Ng Ai Lee, said her father purchased the puffer fish — a delicacy known to contain extremely potent poisons — from a local fish shop on March 25. “My parents have been buying ...

The town of Caswell Beach has warned residents about what it says is dead and potentially poisonous fish washing up on the beach. The town let residents know via email advisory on Tuesday. "There have ...

An 83-year-old woman has died after eating a puffer fish in Johor, Malaysia. The incident took place on March 25 and her husband, 84, is still recovering in the ICU after dining on the delicacy. "They ...

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 ...

Pufferfish have a couple of ways to defend themselves: They have an incredibly potent toxin in their flesh, and they can puff themselves out into a spine-covered ball that’s pretty difficult to eat.