Q. We caught a funny looking fish. It was like a balloon and had spiky skin. We let it go, but are wondering what it was. A. Your description fits a pufferfish, commonly called blowfish or blow toad, ...

Wildlife scientists have been scrambling for months to determine why puffer fish are dying around the Hawaiian Islands, and still do not know whether they will identify the killer. Thierry Work, a ...

Pufferfish, known for their unique ability to inflate and their potent neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin (TTX), are both fascinating and deadly. These creatures, with nearly 200 species, use their inflation ...