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A '''puffer fish''', or '''blowfish''', was a type of [[fish]] which the [[Twelfth Doctor]] observed as an example of "perfect defence". It had the ability to increase its size and protect itself from predators with spike-like spines. ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'')
A '''puffer fish''', or '''blowfish''', was a type of [[fish]] which the [[Twelfth Doctor]] observed as an example of "perfect defence". It had the ability to increase its size and protect itself from predators with spike-like spines. ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'')


Puffer fish naturally produced a venom called [[tetrodotoxin]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') [[Gilles Lemaitre]] captured puffer fish for the tetrodotoxin he needed to create [[zombie]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness]]'') The [[Sixth Doctor]] compared the [[Mykosian]]s to puffer fish in that both produced substances which could control the minds of others. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mardi Gras Massacre]]'')
Puffer fish naturally produced a venom called [[tetrodotoxin]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') [[Gilles Lemaitre]] captured puffer fish for the tetrodotoxin he needed to create [[zombie]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') The [[Sixth Doctor]] compared the [[Mykosian]]s to puffer fish in that both produced substances which could control the minds of others. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mardi Gras Massacre (short story)|Mardi Gras Massacre]]'')


The [[Eighth Doctor]] speculated that [[Jack Dupre]] would serve poisonous Japanese pufferfish for refreshments. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The City of the Dead]]'')
The [[Eighth Doctor]] speculated that [[Jack Dupre]] would serve poisonous Japanese pufferfish for refreshments. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The City of the Dead (novel)|The City of the Dead]]'')


The [[London Zoo]] kept puffer fish in their [[aquarium]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stanley (short story)|Stanley]]'')
The [[London Zoo]] kept puffer fish in their [[aquarium]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stanley (short story)|Stanley]]'')
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Puffer fish
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A puffer fish displays its "perfect defence". (TV: Listen)

A puffer fish, or blowfish, was a type of fish which the Twelfth Doctor observed as an example of "perfect defence". It had the ability to increase its size and protect itself from predators with spike-like spines. (TV: Listen)

Puffer fish naturally produced a venom called tetrodotoxin. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead) Gilles Lemaitre captured puffer fish for the tetrodotoxin he needed to create zombies. (PROSE: White Darkness) The Sixth Doctor compared the Mykosians to puffer fish in that both produced substances which could control the minds of others. (PROSE: Mardi Gras Massacre)

The Eighth Doctor speculated that Jack Dupre would serve poisonous Japanese pufferfish for refreshments. (PROSE: The City of the Dead)

The London Zoo kept puffer fish in their aquarium. (PROSE: Stanley)