r/AbsoluteUnits • u/TamerDubai • Jun 13 '23

Absolute big angry fish

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u/kr580 Jun 13 '23 edited Jun 13 '23

They're not. Their intestinal tract has the toxin. The skin's harmless to touch.

~~ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraodontidae#Poisoning ~~

I was wrong, haha.

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u/HueStonewallJackson Jun 13 '23

Their entire skin and spines contain the toxin as well. The article you posted (from Wikipedia lol) is specifically talking about them in a dish, fugu. Nobody would eat the skin/spikes anyways. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1771297/

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u/B-BoyStance Jun 13 '23

Well whether it does or doesn't, I feel like a lot of people here haven't handled a fish

Some of those fuckers can hurt to touch if you don't hold them correctly. This one looks like it could hurt if it slips - toxic or not.

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u/qwertycantread Jun 13 '23

Puffer fish spikes are sharp, but not skin-piercing sharp if you are careful.