Are The Puffer Fish Off Long Island Poisonous in the USA

Unlike many other pufferfish species, the flesh of the northern puffer is not poisonous (its viscera can contain poison). They are commonly called sugar toads in the Chesapeake Bay region, where they are eaten as a delicacy. How can you tell if a puffer fish is poisonous? Pufferfish Poisoning Symptoms Symptoms generally occur 10-45 minutes…