A fearless fanged coral reef fish that disables its opponents with heroin-like venom could offer hope for the development of new painkillers.
University of Queensland researcher Associate Professor Bryan Fry said the venomous fang blenny was found in the Pacific region, including on the Great Barrier Reef.
“The fish injects other fish with opioid peptides that act like heroin or morphine, inhibiting pain rather than causing it,” he said.
