{"id":1799,"date":"2022-10-25T06:28:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T06:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coralpointdiving.com\/blog\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2022-10-25T06:35:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T06:35:46","slug":"three-incredible-curiosities-about-the-puffer-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coralpointdiving.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/25\/three-incredible-curiosities-about-the-puffer-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Three incredible curiosities about the puffer fish"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"> 1. They are the most poisonous fish in the sea.\nThe Puffer is harmless unless eaten. Liver,\nthe intestines, gonads and skin are very toxic\nand cause the death of approximately 60% of the people who\nconsume. If prepared correctly, the puffer\n(or fugu) is edible and considered a delicacy\ntricky in Japan and Korea.\nThe Puffer's toxin - tetrodotoxin - is produced\nin puffer fish by bacteria. The fish\nacquire the bacteria by grazing on the reef and\neating molluscs and other invertebrates.\nWeight for weight, tetrodotoxin is up to 100 times\ndeadlier than black widow spider venom and\nover 1000 times deadlier than cyanide. This is\none of the most toxic natural substances.\n2. They make huge and beautiful nest patterns in the\nsand.\nAlthough the fish are only small, they form\ngeometric nests 2 m in diameter and they\ntakes a week or more to do. They decorate\neven their seashell creations. The fish\nmales do this to attract a mate. They don't\nnever reuse the nest, always building a\nnew circular structure despite the weather and the\neffort it takes<\/span><\/pre>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1800\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1800 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coralpointdiving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12b-puffer-fish-imageRestyle-300x209.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coralpointdiving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12b-puffer-fish-imageRestyle-300x209.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.coralpointdiving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12b-puffer-fish-imageRestyle.webp 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">nest pattern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<pre id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">3. Their teeth are fused together and constantly to push Adult pufferfish have only four teeth, merged into one powerful beak. They use it for open the clams or mussels and scrape the algae rocks. These teeth can grow back indefinitely, so they are never completely crushed. The four teeth gave birth in the name of their family: Tetraodontidae.<\/span><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. They are the most poisonous fish in the sea. The Puffer is harmless unless eaten. 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