Introduction. Other marine organisms have been found to store TTX and include the Australian blue-ringed octopus (Hapaloclaena maculosa, uses TTX as a toxin for capturing prey), parrotfish, triggerfish, goby, angelfish, cod, boxfish (Ostracion spp. single milligram or less of TTX-an amount that can be placed on the head of a pin, is enough to kill an adult. Stages of TTX Intoxication and TTX Toxicity The first symptom of intoxication is a slight numbness of the lips and tongue, appearing between 20 minutes to three hours after eating poisonous pufferfish.
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