The author holds a porcupine pufferfish, Diodon holocanthus. Chris knew the fugu story, and as I photographed our little porcupine pufferfish, he said, “Is it safe to hold barehanded like that?” ...

A rare pufferfish – alone and being swept against the Long Beach breakwater – found its way to local waters and is now recovering at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Aquarium officials gave the public its ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Joseph Mastropiero, the father of a young son, grew up on Staten Island, and as such, remembers making frequent visits to the Staten Island Zoo, where he would head straight ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — This porcupine puffer fish is SMART! OdySea Aquarium says the puffer fish, named Jalapeño for his ‘spicy’ attitude, learned how to solve this puzzle to get to shrimp treats! “He can ...

Since February, something has been killing Hawaii’s pufferfish. The cause of the deaths isn’t known, but local researchers are working to find it. Because Hawaii hosts 14 species of pufferfish and ...