The green pufferfish (Dichotomyctere fluviatilis, syn. Tetraodon fluviatilis) is a species of pufferfish found in South and Southeast Asia. Its habitat include rivers, estuaries, lakes and flood plains. It lives in fresh water to slightly brackish water.

How poisonous is a green puffer fish?

Almost all pufferfish contain tetrodotoxin, a substance that makes them foul tasting and often lethal to fish. To humans, tetrodotoxin is deadly, up to 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide. There is enough toxin in one pufferfish to kill 30 adult humans, and there is no known antidote.

What happens if you touch a green pufferfish?

Are Puffer fish poisonous to touch or eat? Yes. Almost all pufferfishes contain tetrodotoxin, a substance that tastes fun to them and is often fatal to fish. To humans, tetrodotoxin is deadly, 1,200 times more toxic than cyanide.