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ciguatoxic fishes — those fishes causing ciguatera poisoning. These are usually insular marine fishes in the tropics, subtropics or warm temperature zones, best known in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans and West Indies. But geographical occurrence is spotty,… … Dictionary of ichthyology
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ciguatera poisoning — a poisoning resulting from eating ciguatoxic fishes (or sometimes algae or invertebrates), with tens of thousands of cases each year. Symptoms 3 5 hours after ingestion usually include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhoea, and… … Dictionary of ichthyology
ciguatoxication — poisoning from ciguatoxic fishes … Dictionary of ichthyology
poisonous fishes — any fish containing a poison (exclusive of bacterial poisons). Sometimes restricted to those fishes whose poisons enter the victim s body orally, excluding venomous fish whose poison is introduced from glands by means of spines. For treatment of… … Dictionary of ichthyology
