The poison that killed Gomes is called tetrodotoxin. The toxin, which is meant to deter predators from consuming the fish, can be found in almost every single puffer fish, states National Geographic.

A puffer fish, similar to that which a man in Florida ate, pictured swimming in the ocean. Getty. According to his doctors, the patient also had a history of chronic kidney disease and hypertension.

When you are diving and see this slow-moving 15-inch-long fish, look but don’t touch! The puffer-fish has a very-deadly neurotoxin in its skin that is over 1,000 times more powerful than cyanide.

The Northern Puffer is found from Cape Cod, Mass., to northeastern Florida, where they live over sandy bottoms near or amid seagrass in waters ranging from 3 to 180 feet deep.

Documentary shows dolphins in trance-like state after snacking on puffer fish. Jan. 1, 2014— -- Adventurous eaters may get a rush out of flirting with death by eating a piece of puffer fish ...

The agencies advise anglers who catch one to "take the fish off the hook carefully and release it." The neurotoxins in smooth puffer fish, tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin, are deadlier than cyanide and ...

Like other puffer fish, the grass puffer accumulates the neurotoxin TTX to discourage would-be predators. However, grass puffers also accumulate a non-toxic analog of TTX called 5,6,11-trideoxyTTX ...

Unscrupulous vendors in Thailand have been selling meat of the deadly puffer fish disguised as salmon, causing the deaths of more than 15 people over the past three years, a doctor said Thursday.

Fugu is a deadly puffer fish delicacy served in Japan. The Japanese eat 10,000 tons of the fish each year, but it can cost $265 per kilogram.

It was the biggest puffer fish I've ever seen in my life," said Jason Fifer, who runs Reel Trick Charters and boasts 22 years of offshore fishing experience. "It was so large, people really didn't ...

An 83-year-old woman has died after eating a puffer fish in Johor, Malaysia. The incident took place on March 25 and her husband, 84, is still recovering in the ICU after dining on the delicacy.