Once gutted and scaled, hard to tell if it is pufferfish, says expert

A file picture of a pufferfish. – George Parrilla/Mactan Aquarium, Basak, Lapulapu City

GEORGE TOWN: After a pufferfish is gutted and descaled, it is indistinguishable from other types of fish, says Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (Cemacs) director Prof Datuk Dr Aileen Tan.

"The public would not know if it is a pufferfish unless it is alive and puffs up.