Explore: Poisonous Fishes

Poisonous fish are fish that are poisonous to eat. They contain toxins which are not destroyed by the digestive systems of animals that eat the fish. Venomous

a contrast, poisonous fish also produce a strong toxin, but they do not bite, sting, or stab to deliver the toxin, instead being poisonous to eat because

responsible for many fatalities. Boxfish also accumulate tetrodotoxin and are poisonous to eat. This is the Yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus which is widespread

Sennin-fugu (Japanese: 仙人河豚), is an extremely poisonous marine bony fish in the family Tetraodontidae (puffer fishes). The species is common in the tropical

illness or death after consuming them are referred to as poisonous plants. The toxins in poisonous plants affect herbivores, and deter them from consuming

evolutionary relationships. List of cartilaginous fish Cartilaginous versus bony fishes Largest cartilaginous fishes Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) Threatened

mushrooms containing such toxins will not be rendered safe to eat by cooking. Poisonous mushrooms contain a variety of different toxins that can differ markedly

Indo-Pacific constitute the centre of diversity for marine fishes, whereas continental freshwater fishes are most diverse in large river basins of tropical rainforests

delicacy in some cultures (the venom is not poisonous when eaten), and they can be found for sale in some fish markets with the electric organ removed. Stargazers

are only visible when the fish have puffed up). The majority of pufferfish species are toxic, with some among the most poisonous vertebrates in the world