Abstract
A number of bony fish of the families Canthigasteridae (sharp-nosed puffer fish), Diodontidae (porcupine fish), Molidae (Ocean sun fish) and Tetraodontidae (puffer fish) of the order Tetraodontiformes (Plectognathi) are known to cause or tetrodotoxin poisoning in humans. The body distribution of tetrodotoxin (TTX) may be different in different fish species and toxin content may vary considerably during the season. Tetrodotoxin poisoning may be expected to occur wherever tetrodotoxic fish are found and eaten. Unfortunately, global statistics regarding tetrodotoxin poisoning are not readily available, with the exception of Japan, where the eating of fugu is quite common. However, human attitude towards meals is controversial: whereas some people describe being just chicken-like in taste, others recommend this fish meat as being a source for exhilaration and euphoria, being accompanied by mild paresthesias of the mouth region, sensations of warmth and flushing skin.
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