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BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF TOXIC PUFFERFISH Biology and Ecology of Marine Life BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF TOXIC PUFFERFISH Ramasamy Santhanam, PhD Apple Academic Press Inc. Apple Academic Press Inc. 3333 Mistwell Crescent 9 Spinnaker Way Oakville, ON L6L 0A2 Canada Waretown, NJ 08758 USA © 2018 by Apple Academic Press, Inc. Exclusive worldwide distribution by CRC Press, a member of Taylor & Francis Group No claim to original U.S. Government works Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-77188-439-6 (Hardcover) International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-315-36601-2 (eBook) All rights reserved. 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For information about Apple Academic Press products, visit our website at www.appleacademicpress.com and the CRC Press website at www.crcpress.com BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF MARINE LIFE BOOK SERIES Series Author: Ramasamy Santhanam, PhD Former Dean, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Thoothukkudi-628 008, India Email: [email protected] Books in the Series: • Biology and Ecology of Toxic Pufferfish • Biology and Ecology of Venomous Marine Snails • Biology and Ecology of Venomous Stingrays • Biology and Culture of Portunid Crabs of the World Seas • Biology and Ecology of Edible Marine Gastropod Molluscs • Biology and Ecology of Edible Marine Bivalve Molluscs CONTENTS List of Abbreviations ...................................................................................ix About the Author .........................................................................................xi Preface ......................................................................................................xiii 1. Introduction ................................................................................................1 2. Toxic Pufferfish: Biology and Ecology .....................................................9 3. Profile of Toxic Pufferfish ........................................................................17 4. Pufferfish Toxins .....................................................................................275 5. Pufferfish Poisoning ...............................................................................285 6. Pufferfish Aquariums .............................................................................301 7. Diseases and Parasites of Pufferfish and Their Management ............319 8. Nutritional Values of Pufferfish ............................................................359 9. Pharmaceutical Values of Pufferfish Toxins ........................................375 References ................................................................................................383 Index .........................................................................................................403 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ABC airway breathing, and circulation DHA docosahexaenoic acid EAC ehrlich ascites carcinoma ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay EPA eicosapentaenoic acid FDA Food and Drug Administration FEHD Food and Environmental Hygiene Department GH general hardness GI gastrointestinal IRL Indian River Lagoon IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature IWT International Wex Technology LC least concern MST mean survival time MTV male-territory-visiting MU mouse units ORAC oxygen radical absorbance capacity PFP puffer fish poisoning PSP paralytic shellfish poisoning PST paralytic shellfish toxins PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids SG specific gravity SL standard length SPFP saxitoxin pufferfish poisoning STX saxitoxin TAA total amino acid TPFP tetodotoxin pufferfish poisoning TPNNV tiger puffer nervous necrosis virus TTX tetrrodotoxin UV ultraviolet
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