Takifugu

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Takifugu, also known by the Japanese name fugu (河豚; lit. "river pig"), is a genus of pufferfish currently with 25 species. Most are native to salt and brackish waters of the northwest Pacific, but a few species are found in freshwater in Asia or more widely in the Indo-Pacific region. Their diet consists mostly of algae, molluscs, invertebrates and sometimes crustaceans. These fish contain lethal amounts of tetrodotoxin in the internal organs, especially the liver and the ovaries, but also in the skin and the testes. The toxin paralyzes the muscles while the victim stays fully conscious, and eventually dies from asphyxiation. There is currently no antidote, and the standard medical approach is to try to support the respiratory and circulatory system until the effect of the toxin wears off.