Pufferfish
Tetraodontidae
Marine AnimalsConservation: Varies by species
Pufferfish inflate into spiky balls by swallowing water when threatened. Many contain tetrodotoxin, a deadly poison, yet they are prepared as fugu by specially licensed chefs in Japan.
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