as crustaceans and mollusks. They can survive on a completely vegetarian diet if their environment is lacking resources, but prefer an omnivorous food selection. Toxicity The muscles of Halstead's toadfish contain less than 10 MU/g of tetrodotoxin in its tissue and considered harmless. Many species of pufferfish bear this toxin, obtaining it from tetrodotoxin-containing bacteria in their diet. References "Puffer Fish: Fun Facts & Photos of Puffer Fish - (Tetraodontidae)". Our Beautiful Planet. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-03-30. Santhanam, Ramasamy(2018). Biology and Ecology of Toxic Pufferfish. Apple Academic press, inc. Noguchi, Tamao; Arakawa, Osamu (2008). "Tetrodotoxin – Distribution and Accumulation in Aquatic Organisms, and Cases of Human Intoxication". Marine Drugs. 6 (2): 220–42. doi:10.3390/md20080011. PMC 2525488 . PMID 18728726. Kuiter, R.H., 1993. Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. Shao, K., Liu, M., Hardy, G., Jing, L., Leis, J.L. & Matsuura, K. 2014. Reicheltia halsteadi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T193685A2260243. Tetraodontidae Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley Fish described in 1957