Grass puffer fish (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Grass puffer fish

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Puffer fish are famous for having a lethal toxin called tetrodotoxin. Research found a non-toxic version of tetrodotoxin that is used to find and eat other animals that contain tetrodotoxin to become toxic and to attract other puffer fish.

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Dr Hideki Abe

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