pufferfish

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any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers

delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver

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Just thinking about the restaurant’s logo, a pufferfish with the head of a sumo wrestler (which gets used on everything from sake cups to plates to pens), makes me smile. Source: Internet

The Japanese pufferfish ( Takifugu rubripes ) and the spotted green pufferfish ( Tetraodon nigroviridis ) are interesting because of their small and compact genomes, which contain very little noncoding DNA compared to most species. Source: Internet

Despite the poisonous nature, the meat of some pufferfish is considered a delicacy in Japan (fugu) Korea (bok or bogeo) and China (hetun) when prepared by specially trained chefs who know what part of the meat is safe and how to prepare it. Source: Internet

The edible parts of a pufferfish are laid out by a licensed handler of a pufferfish wholesaler in Shimonoseki, Japan. Source: Internet

Evidence from the pufferfish and their allies (Order Tetraodontiformes)." Source: Internet

The fry are tiny, but under magnification have a shape usually reminiscent of a pufferfish. Source: Internet

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