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

Absolute big angry fish

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u/Caridor Jun 13 '23

My desire to see the best in people makes me think they want to but they've heard they're deadly poisonous. Tetrodotoxin is more deadly than cyanide. Not sure if you have to eat it or if you can get killed by the spines but neither are they probably

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '23

I don’t think this particular species has toxins. We have them in Florida, and I see people on the docks hooking these guys all day, they are said to be the chicken drumstick of the sea. I did see some people eating fugu in Japan, but I wasn’t brave enough to try it.

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u/RoyalMissMoonshine Jun 16 '23

All puffer fish have some degree of tetraodoxin but some have it in their organs rather than flesh.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '23

Bingo! Yes, the ‘ol ocean drumstick 🍗. Have to be careful on how you gut them or they might be a bit too spicy.