A researcher has discovered a rare puffer fish with venom capable of killing 30 people

11/29/2022 at 5:34 PM / Updated 11/29/2022 5:34 PM

(Credit: Personal Archive/Constance Morris)

Constance Morris, an expert on marine animals, was enjoying a family holiday on the coast of Cornwall in the south of England when she discovered a rare and highly endangered fish. The marine pufferfish contains a toxin 1,200 times more lethal than cyanide – capable of poisoning and killing within 5 minutes. Each animal’s venom is capable of killing 30-year-old humans. The case took place on November 21.

“While waiting for my family to gather, I was looking towards the beach when I noticed some black tigers gorging on a fish. When I got close to the animal, I immediately knew it was an unusual find,” said Constance. An interview with a local newspaper. Cornwall Live🇧🇷 “(The animal) has a flipper on its back, a white fuzzy underside, and a mobile face that hides its most striking feature, its beak. None of our local fish have beaks, so I know it’s a bit tropical,” he said. Expert.

This fish was identified as the sea puffer lagocephalus lagocephalus🇧🇷

Morris has a history of recording dead marine animals for the Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s Marine Stranding Network, a wildlife monitoring organization in the region. The researcher kept the animal in his freezer with the intention of studying the fish for educational purposes and sharing information with institutions dedicated to the study of marine life.

“I am always prepared for this kind of situation and anyway, it is better not to touch the body. I carry a special kit with me so that I bag the fish and keep it safely in my bag,” he said. “It’s really important to record these because they give us a better indication of what’s happening in our oceans,” Morris stresses.

Matt Slater, marine conservation officer at Cornwall Wildlife Trust, issued a warning to swimmers if they encounter other fish of the species. “They can produce toxic slime, so it’s best to handle them with gloves. Like all pufferfish, they produce tetrodotoxin, which is dangerous, especially if ingested.

Pufferfish are native to the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. Although rare, the fish has been seen with some frequency in the Mediterranean in recent years. However, Morris pointed out that it is very unusual for this fish to appear in British territory.

*Trained under the supervision of Pedro Gregory

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