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==Poison==

==Poison==

Many parts of the blowfish (including the [[liver]], [[muscle]]s, [[skin]], and [[ovary|ovaries]]) contain an extremely strong, paralyzing poison called ''tetrodoxin''. This poison is about a thousand times deadlier than [[cyanide]]. There is no known antidote for this poison. Fugu (Japanese puffer fish) is eaten in [[Japan]], but is only cooked by specially-trained chefs who can minimize the amount of poison. Even so, many Japanese diners have died from eating this poisonous delicacy.

Many parts of the blowfish (including the [[liver]], [[muscle]]s, [[skin]], and [[ovary|ovaries]]) contain an extremely strong, paralyzing poison called ''tetrodotoxin''. This poison is about a thousand times deadlier than [[cyanide]]. There is no known antidote for this poison. Fugu (Japanese puffer fish) is eaten in [[Japan]], but is only cooked by specially-trained chefs who can minimize the amount of poison. Even so, many Japanese diners have died from eating this poisonous delicacy.

==Diet==  

==Diet==  

Pufferfish are [[carnivores]]. They eat [[coral]]s, [[sponge]]s, [[sea urchin]]s, other echinomaderms, and small [[crustacean]]s. Puffer fish crush and grind up their prey with their heavy, melded [[teeth]].

Pufferfish are [[carnivores]]. They eat [[coral]]s, [[sponge]]s, [[sea urchin]]s, other echinomaderms, and small [[crustacean]]s. Puffer fish crush and grind up their prey with their heavy, melded [[teeth]].

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