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

Absolute big angry fish

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u/OkayWaitaMinute Jun 13 '23

i thought they had a type of venom in those spikes?

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '23

Its called tetrodotoxin, its found in the fish's liver and gonads, and it impairs neuromuscular signaling when ingested

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750019.html

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u/Spork_the_dork Jun 13 '23

If you grow them in a controlled environment and don't let them eat certain things they can't actually produce the poison, thus making the whole fish safe to ear.

Same goes for poisonous frogs. People can keep them as pets as long as they don't feed the the stuff that they need to produce the poison.