puffer poisoning
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puffer poisoning — tetrodotoxication, q.v., poisoning caused by eating tetrodotoxic fishes … Dictionary of ichthyology
puffer fish — any of several species of marine fish of the order Tetraodontidae, which when disturbed can inflate themselves to a spherical shape. Their flesh contains tetrodotoxin and can cause fatal poisoning. Called also puffer … Medical dictionary
Oceanic puffer — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii … Wikipedia
Tetraodontidae — Taxobox name = Puffer fish or blow fish image width = 240px image caption = White spotted puffer, Arothron hispidus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Tetraodontiformes familia =… … Wikipedia
tetrodotoxic fishes — those fishes causing tetraodon or puffer poisoning, certain members of the tetraodontiform families Tetraodontidae, Diodontidae, Canthigasteridae, and possible the Molidae and Triodontidae. The toxicity of a species is often subject to variation… … Dictionary of ichthyology
ichthyosarcotoxism — Poisoning caused by the toxic substance (ichthyosarcotoxin) in the flesh or organs of fish. [ichthyo + G. sarx, flesh, + toxikon, poison] * * * ich·thyo·sar·co·tox·ism täk .siz əm n poisoning caused by the ingestion of fish whose flesh contains a … Medical dictionary
Fugu — nihongo|Fugu|河豚 : ふぐ is the Japanese word for pufferfish and is also a Japanese dish prepared from the meat of pufferfish (normally species of Takifugu , Lagocephalus , or Sphoeroides ) or porcupinefish of the genus Diodon . Because pufferfish is … Wikipedia
Diversity of fish — Fish come in many shapes and sizes. This is a sea dragon, a close relative of the seahorse. They are camouflaged to look like floating seaweed.[1][2][3] … Wikipedia
Cyanotoxin — Green scum produced by and containing cyanobacteria, washed up on a rock in California during an algal bloom Cyanotoxins are toxins produced by bacteria called cyanobacteria (also known as blue green algae). Cyanobacteria are found almost… … Wikipedia
tetrodotoxism — tet·ro·do·tox·ism (tet″ro do tokґsiz əm) [Tetraodon + toxin] 1. the most severe form of ichthyosarcotoxism, produced by ingestion of puffer fish or other animals containing tetrodotoxin; symptoms include malaise, dizziness, and… … Medical dictionary
