Anglers have been catching smooth puffer fish in New Jersey bays and rivers ... The fish has a fairly significant range in the western Atlantic Ocean from New England and Bermuda to Argentina ...

In recent months, versatile preparations of the Atlantic Ocean’s northern puffer fish — especially puffer fish tails, or the portion of the fish from just behind its head to its tail fin ...

Believed to be a smooth puffer fish or Lagocephalus laevigatus ... which contains tetrodotoxin and/or saxitoxin, is found in the Atlantic Ocean as well as in bays and river.

It’s a member of the puffer fish family, though its relatives tend to be smaller and found on coral reefs rather than the open ocean ... to them in the Northwest Atlantic,’’ Potter said.

The DEM and the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association say there have been increased reports of smooth puffer fish being caught in local waters. “The ones that have been encountered recently ...

Lionfish are not native to the Atlantic Ocean. The venomous, fast reproducing fish are aggressive eaters and will consume anything and everything, gorging so much they are actually getting liver ...

The worms carry the same toxins as puffer fish though a single worm probably ... An invasive, toxic worm has been found all over the Mid-Atlantic region — and they could invade the whole East ...