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First Toxicological Analysis of the Pufferfish Sphoeroides pachygaster Collected in Italian Waters (Strait of Sicily): Role of Citizens Science in Monitoring Toxic Marine Species. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2023
Pufferfish (Tetraodontidae) inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea may represent an emerging public health risk due to the possible accumulation of marine neurotoxins such as tetrodotoxin (TTXs) and saxitoxin (STXs) in their tissues.
Malloggi C, Rizzo B, Giusti A, Guardone L, Gasperetti L, Dall'Ara S, Armani A.   +6 more
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Difference in Uptake of Tetrodotoxin and Saxitoxins into Liver Tissue Slices among Pufferfish, Boxfish and Porcupinefish. [PDF]

Mar Drugs, 2018
Although pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae contain high levels of tetrodotoxin (TTX) mainly in the liver, some species of pufferfish, boxfish of the family Ostraciidae, and porcupinefish of the family Diodontidae do not.
Nagashima Y, Ohta A, Yin X, Ishizaki S, Matsumoto T, Doi H, Ishibashi T.   +6 more
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Automated Patch Clamp for the Detection of Tetrodotoxin in Pufferfish Samples. [PDF]

Mar Drugs
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a marine toxin responsible for many intoxications around the world. Its presence in some pufferfish species and, as recently reported, in shellfish, poses a serious health concern. Although TTX is not routinely monitored, there is a
Campàs M, Reverté J, Tudó À, Alkassar M, Diogène J, Sureda FX.   +5 more
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A Review on the Occurrence of the Blunthead Puffer, Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848) in the Mediterranean with a New Occurrence from Oran Bay (Western Algeria)

Aquatic Sciences and Engineering, 2021
The blunthead puffer, Sphoeroides pachygaster was first recorded in Algerian waters in 2009 from Annaba Gulf (Western Mediterranean) caught by a trawler at 150 m depth. Since then the records show there been no further observations in Algerian waters. In
Kais Boumediene Hussein, Lotfi Bensahla Talet, Amine Chakouri   +2 more
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Additional Record of Sphoeroides pachygaster (Tetraodontidae) in the Aegean Sea (Fethiye, Turkey)

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, 2020
Sphoeroides pachygaster has been well-known in the Mediterranean since the first recorded from Balearic Islands in 1979, and then, it has rapidly reached to eastern Levantine.
İnci TÜNEY KIZILKAYA, Okan AKYOL
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Molecular identification, early development and distribution of larval blunthead puffer Sphoeroides pachygaster (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) off southeastern Brazil [PDF]

Neotropical Ichthyology
We studied the early larval stages (preflexion and flexion) of the pufferfish Sphoeroides pachygaster based on ichthyoplankton samples collected off the southeastern coast of Brazil.
Henrique Grande, Ana C. T. Bonecker, Mariana M. Julio, Mario Katsuragawa, Maria de Lourdes Zani-Teixeira, Mateus G. Chuqui, Artur R. Spirgatis, Gabriela B. França, Frederico P. Brandini, Cláudia A. P. Namiki   +9 more
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Diversity and Distribution of the Order Tetraodontiformes in Spain: New Records, Biological Insights and Ecological Implications

Fishes
This study documents the presence of two uncommon tetraodontiform fishes and reviews the occurrence of species from this order in Spanish marine waters.
Rafael Bañón, Bruno Almón, Begoña Ben-Gigirey, Andrés Villaverde, Mónica González-Castrillón, Rosario Domínguez-Petit, Carlos García Soler, Alejandro de Carlos   +7 more
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Accidental discovery of a Tetraodontidae (Sphoeroides marmoratus) within a cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) bought in a fish shop in Italy: risk assessment associated with the presence of Tetrodotoxin. [PDF]

Ital J Food Saf, 2023
Malloggi C, Tinacci L, Giusti A, Galli F, Dall'Ara S, Marconi P, Gasperetti L, Armani A.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Monthly Variation of Tetrodotoxin Levels in Pufferfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) Caught from Antalya Bay, Mediterranean Sea. [PDF]

Mar Drugs, 2023
Kosker AR, Karakus M, Katikou P, Dal İ, Durmus M, Ucar Y, Ayas D, Özogul F.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fish species richness in the Terminos Lagoon: An occurrence data compilation of four sampling campaigns along a multidecadal series. [PDF]

Biodivers Data J, 2021
Paz-Ríos CE, Sosa-López A, Torres-Rojas YE, Ramos-Miranda J, Del Río-Rodríguez RE.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source