Browsing Artículos científicos by Subject "TETRAODONTIFORMES"
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Mass mortality of Canthigaster rostrata(Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) on the southern Costa Rican Caribbean coast
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2018-01)In 2017 a mass mortality event of the reef fish Canthigaster rostrata was observed on the Southern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. The 86 subjects collected, possibly juveniles, were less than 49 mm and below 2.8 g. Similar ... -
Saxitoxin Poisoning in Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Linked to Scavenging on Mass Mortality of Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer Fish (Canthigaster rostrata-Tetraodontidae)
(Frontiers Media (Suiza), 2019-12-17)Fish within the family Tetraodontidae are potential sources of both endogenous tetrodotoxins (TTXs) and dietary derived saxitoxins (STXs). Ingestion of fish tissues containing these toxins by other vertebrates can lead ...