What happens if you eat a pufferfish?

Farmed pufferfish can be harmless. Wild ones are a different story. 🐡 Sources: • Marine Drugs (Noguchi & Arakawa, 2008) – Tetrodotoxin: distribution and accumulation in aquatic organisms, and cases of human intoxication (non-toxic farmed puffers on non-toxic diets): https://doi.org/10.3390/md6020220 • National Geographic – Pufferfish (enough toxin to kill 30 adult humans, no known antidote): https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/pufferfish • Wikipedia – Bandō Mitsugorō VIII (died 16 Jan 1975 in Kyoto after four servings of fugu liver, claimed immunity): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band%C5%8D_Mitsugor%C5%8D_VIII Images (Wikimedia Commons): • Kabuki-za Theatre 2010 0428.jpg — Tak1701d — Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kabuki-za_Theatre_2010_0428.jpg • Fugu-no-Sashimi(Totafugu).JPG — Qwert1234 — CC BY-SA 3.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fugu-no-Sashimi(Totafugu).JPG Video: • Opening shot (first ~2 s): AI-generated with MiniMax H3. All other footage is real. • "Fugu-swimming-tank-Tokyo-Japan-Dec2014" – Nesnad, CC BY-SA 3.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fugu-swimming-tank-Tokyo-Japan-Dec2014.ogv • "Underwater view of pufferfish swimming coral reef (Pexels 34319169)" – JUN HO LEE, Pexels License: https://www.pexels.com/video/underwater-view-of-pufferfish-swimming-coral-reef-34319169/ • "Pufferfish exploring vibrant coral reef ecosystem (Pexels 31810214)" – JUN HO LEE, Pexels License: https://www.pexels.com/video/pufferfish-exploring-vibrant-coral-reef-ecosystem-31810214/ • "Close-up of pufferfish in underwater ocean scene (Pexels 34200172)" – JUN HO LEE, Pexels License: https://www.pexels.com/video/close-up-of-pufferfish-in-underwater-ocean-scene-34200172/ • "Goldringel Kugelfisch - 6900" – Amada44, CC BY 4.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goldringel_Kugelfisch_-_6900.webm • "Vibrant pufferfish swimming through coral reef (Pexels 38815972)" – JUN HO LEE, Pexels License: https://www.pexels.com/video/vibrant-pufferfish-swimming-through-coral-reef-38815972/ Voice: generated with ElevenLabs (elevenlabs.io). Music: "Frame-Dragging" – The Grey Room / Density & Time; "Deep Space Sector 9" – Ezra Lipp (YouTube Audio Library). #shorts #funfact #notsofunfact #facts #pufferfish #fugu #japan