Puffers bite poisoness?
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remeber that the japanese eat puffer fish so at least some of it is not poisonous
u have to be a special chef to prepare this meal(i saw this somewhere)
u have to be a special chef to prepare this meal(i saw this somewhere)
halofishboy said:
I also heard you have to sign a waiver before being served.
Miles, I'd never heard that about the mucous. please don't misunderstand, I'm not by any means saying you're wrong, just interested because that's something I hadn't heard before. I always thought it was only the flesh of the puffer that was poisonous. .
Jason_S said:I also heard you have to sign a waiver before being served.
Miles, I'd never heard that about the mucous. please don't misunderstand, I'm not by any means saying you're wrong, just interested because that's something I hadn't heard before. I always thought it was only the flesh of the puffer that was poisonous. .
I could be wrong, but I had thought I read this before as well as seen it on Animal Planet..
'Most Xtreme' show, with Most Xtreme poisoness animals.. The puffer was #2. It had a short segment in which a moray eel tried to turn a small saltwater toby puffer into a meal. The puffer blew itself up inside the mouth of the eel immediately, then the eel was stunned and left motionless for a short while. However, the Puffer vs. Otter video in the video gallery shows the opposite, as the otter had no ill effects from trying to snack on the Mbu..
Again I am not completely sure about some of this, as it is just information I have collected from various sources.. Could be different levels of toxicity between different species, including where the toxicity is most concentrated such as flesh, mucus, bladder, etc.. who really knows?
Interesting Thought - I once read that Puffers are a family of fish that is not often studied, so very little is known. The only studies carried out comes completely from the aquarium hobby.. The reason was because Puffers have no value and create very little interest for most scientist. There is no real great practical reason to study them thoroughly, so governmental programs and scientists overlook them.. I don't know how true this is, but I could see this happening.
that's probably the case. I wish I could have seen that episode of Most Xtreme you're talking about. I've seen a few episodes and they were pretty interesting, but haven't caught one that had anything to do with fish (or even mentioned a fish) yet. There just aren't enough aquatic-related T.V. specials like that, especially with freshwater. sure there are lots of shows about sharks and whales, and don't get me wrong I enjoy those as much as anybody, but let's see a mini series about the fish of the Rift lakes and the different regions in SA and CA. Heck, a Madagascan series would be awesome. that's a shame about puffers not being extensively studied though. they are such awesome fish.
I don't know too much about the subject, but I've heard that the algae in their environment plays a part in their toxin production.
And I'm with Jason, I've always thought that their exterior was fine, but their interior was where the toxin resided. Lol...I've burped my Fahaka with no ill effects...to my knowledge.
However, I think that some of the "spiny" saltwater species have the ability to secrete the toxin through their spines as a defense mechanism.
And I'm with Jason, I've always thought that their exterior was fine, but their interior was where the toxin resided. Lol...I've burped my Fahaka with no ill effects...to my knowledge.
However, I think that some of the "spiny" saltwater species have the ability to secrete the toxin through their spines as a defense mechanism.
