Deadly Fish Alert: Pufferfish, Salema Porgy & More

• Pufferfish (Fugu) is highly toxic due to tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin found in its organs, which is acquired from bacteria.
• Ingesting pufferfish can lead to numbness, paralysis, and respiratory arrest, with no known antidote, often resulting in death.
• Salema Porgy (Dreamfish) can cause auditory and terrifying hallucinations, similar to LSD effects, if its head is consumed.
• Some beautiful coral reef fish can also be dangerous, containing ciguatoxin, another potent neurotoxin.

Why It Matters: Eating certain fish unprepared can be fatal due to potent toxins.