A TOXIC pufferfish with an extremely dangerous bite and flesh that’s lethal to consume is invading a holiday hotspot.

Sightings of a poisonous pufferfish in a popular European country could spell trouble for its booming tourist trade.

There are over 120 species of puffer fish, and 22 different kinds are approved by the Japanese government for use in restaurants. But one is more prized, and more poisonous, than the others ...

Even so, the possibility of ingesting the deadly toxin when consuming this fish is always present, and no doubt lingers in the back of the mind of anyone brave enough to sample it. But that ...

It's up to 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide. So poisonous that one puffer fish can kill 30 adult humans. So poisonous that puffers are reportedly the second most poisonous vertebrate in the ...

Fish scientists know the pufferfish family as Tetraodontidae ... in nature of animals seeking out intoxicating substances including fermenting fruit, poisonous millipedes and opium poppies. Others ...

One of the deadliest creatures in the world, the puffer fish produces a poison that can kill a man within hours. Yet scientists have found that it can also relieve the suffering of cancer patients ...

TOKYO: A 10-year-old Japanese girl has become the youngest person authorised to prepare "fugu" pufferfish -- a delicacy that can kill if its poisonous ... slice and gut the fish for consumption.

He said some of the pufferfish species are toxic. "CapeNature advises all beachgoers to avoid these fish if they see them and to also keep pets away from the fish as they can be harmful to them.” ...

Scientists have sounded the alarm over sightings of a poisonous pufferfish in Croatia ... making it potentially lethal when eaten. The fish has become increasingly common on the Mediterranean ...

It's an extremely poisonous type of pufferfish that's normally ... Scientists say that the dangerous fish poses a threat to local marine life, fisheries, and "public safety".