You will not get these exact fish but one very similar and of the same size. The photos show a variety of different puffer fish I have sold in the past. Every year, people die from consumption of improperly prepared puffer fish! The skin and spines by themselves as preserved here are not poisonous, just weird looking. Yet the Japanese consider puffer fish to be a delicacy when properly prepared. It is estimated that one puffer fish can contain enough poison to kill 30 people. When alive, the flesh of the puffer fish is highly toxic due to tetrodotoxin, a poison that is 10 times more dangerous than cyanide. More types of puffer and puffer lamps available here: No fishy order, just a slight polyurethane smell if you hold the item close to your nose. The artificial eyes are placed where the real eyes once were. Artificial eyes have been attached to the sides of the face to add to the weird macabre look. There is a translucent wire with hanging loop attached to the top so it can be hung if desired. These are pretty big, about 7 to 10 inches long and 5-6 inches wide. Also they are natural items and often have minor imperfections like a few broken spines, a bent tail, etc, they undergo a lot of preparation and shipping and handling before they finally reach me so please don't expect perfect fish. For such a delicate looking thing, it is actually fairly strong and stiff and the spines will poke you but good if you don't handle it gently. If the gill areas near the fins are wide, those are also sometimes coated with black sealant. The interior meat has been removed though a cut along the topline of the fish that has then been stitched and sealed with black sealant to match the black spots on the fish. This taxidermy has been dried, stuffed, preserved, and sprayed with a protective coating. Translucent gossamer fins stick out to the side like ears. Sometimes the spines can reach over an inch long and its skin is covered with black blotches which are its natural coloring. This thing is pretty crazy looking taxidermi. These are stock photos, you will not receive this exact puffer fish but one very similar. One Taxidermy Real Preserved Dried Large Puffer Blowfish Porcupine Fish Animal Specimen Macabre Horror Decoration.
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