Some interesting facts about the pufferfish Include...
There are over 120 different species of pufferfish
- Most are marine-water fish (Salt Water required)
- 40 types of puffer are found brackish waters (mix of salt and fresh water)
- 29 types of pufferfish are found in fresh water
Pufferfish are a delicacy
- While normally pufferfish are toxic to humans and other animals, countries such as Korea, China, and Japan consider it a delicacy and have specially trained chefs serve them safely.
Pufferfish require and experienced owner
- Puffer fish are not ideal for new fish owners
- They contain a toxin called tetrodotoxin found all throughout its body
- must be kept alone because they are carnivorous; but they are also likely to starve beacuse they are too small to eat most other fish.
Source:
petmd.com
