Ciguatera fish poisoning : Do reef fishes or "isdang bato"really contain toxins? / Bryan E. Tanyag and Ulysses M. Montojo

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Tanyag, Bryan E

Contributor(s):

Montojo, Ulysses M

Material type: Article

ArticlePublisher: Quezon City, Philippines : National Fisheries Research and Development Institute , 2020Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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2362-9037

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In: Fisearch : Official newsletter of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute Volume 2, Issue no. 2 (April - June 2020), page 12Abstract: Ciguatera fish poisoning is a threat to public health and fish trade of commercially important reef fishes. Thus, scientists from the Department of Agriculture – National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI) explored whether our reef fishes (commonly called isdang bato) contain toxins.What is Ciguatera fish poisoning? It is a form of poisoning primarily caused by ingesting or eating reef fishes that are contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTX), a poison produced by the Gambierdiscus species. Ciguatoxic reef fishes include the barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), parrotfish (Scarus quoyi), rabbitfish (Siganus guttatus), grouper (Ephinephelus merra and Variola albimarginata), snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), and emperor fish Lethrinus lentjan.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Vol info	Status	Date due	Barcode
Newsletter Article	NFRDI Central Office NFRDI KMRC Indexed Materials Collection	Electronic		Volume 2, Issue no. 2 (April - June 2020), page 12	Available		IMC000295
Newsletter	NFRDI Central Office NFRDI KMRC Institutional Repository Collection	Electronic	SH 1 .N2775 2020 vol. 2 no. 2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Volume 2, No. 2 (April - June 2020)	Available		IRC00044

Ciguatera fish poisoning is a threat to public health and fish trade of commercially important reef fishes. Thus, scientists from the Department of Agriculture – National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI) explored whether our reef fishes (commonly called isdang bato) contain toxins.What is Ciguatera fish poisoning? It is a form of poisoning primarily caused by ingesting or eating reef fishes that are contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTX), a poison produced by the Gambierdiscus species. Ciguatoxic reef fishes include the barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), parrotfish (Scarus quoyi), rabbitfish (Siganus guttatus), grouper (Ephinephelus merra and Variola albimarginata), snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), and emperor fish Lethrinus lentjan.

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