Blackspotted pufferfish (Arothron nigropunctatus) in a sea fan, or gorgonian. The body of this pufferfish contains the deadly poison tetrodotoxin (TTX

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Blackspotted pufferfish (Arothron nigropunctatus) in a sea fan, or gorgonian. The body of this pufferfish contains the deadly poison tetrodotoxin (TTX), one of the most lethal poisons known. Photographed in Indonesia.

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Photo credit: © GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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