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Overview of the Exotic but Very Poisonous Puffer Fish

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Blowfish, Fugu, or Globefish, 2003). The puffer fish is of the Tetraodontidae, the class Osteichthyes, and order Tetraodontiformes (Blowfish and Trade, 1996). Like its many names, the puffer  fish is a mass of fascinating contradictions. It is venomous and yet it is precisely this poison that may ultimately offer salvation from the pain and suffering of terminal  cancer. Puffer fish have been the source of infinite worldwide fascination for centuries, as evidenced by its symbols which adorn the tombs of the Egyptian V dynasty, which existed  some 2,700 years before the birth of Jesus Christ (Blowfish and Trade, 1996). Geographically speaking, the puffer fish are as diverse as their many names. They can  be found in both tropical waters (and in coral reefs) and sub-tropical waters in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, and some varieties can live in fresh waters (Pufferfish, Blowfish,  Fugu, or Globefish, 2003). They are found in most abundance in East Asia, especially Japan, with the young puffers living in-shore and moving with the tides for food, while  the adults are usually situated off-shore (Pufferfish, Blowfish, Fugu, or Globefish, 2003). They can be farm-grown as well, meaning they can exist in controlled conditions for economic purposes (Labb?e,  2003, p. 42). Puffer fish earned its name because when threatened, it gulps water, which makes it puff up to nearly twice its normal size (Pufferfish, Blowfish, Fugu, or  Globefish, 2003). When so "engorged," the puffer fish "can swim at only about half its normal speed" (Pufferfish, Blowfish, Fugu, or Globefish, 2003). While a few types have  spines (or modified scales) on their bodies, most do not (Pufferfish, Blowfish, Fugu, or Globefish, 2003). Their skin has amazing elasticity which enables it to stretch while it increases