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Atlas of Ichthyotoxic, Medicinal Dangerous Fishes
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By Hai-lin Wu
Published in 2005
Pages: 482pages
Size: 146x210mm, hardback
Price: US$25
This is the first pictorial book about ichthyotoxic, medicinal and dangerous
fishes of China. With pictorial illustrations, the fishes are introduced
under the three categories of ichthyotoxic, medicinal, and dangerous fishes.
A total number of 420 species are described. The ichthyotoxic fishes are
further categorized into ¡°Ciguatera-producing fishes¡±, ¡°Poisonous puffer-like
fishes¡±, ¡°Ichthyotoxic fishes¡±, ¡°Call-bladder poisonous fishes¡±, ¡°Ichthyohemotoxic
fishes¡±, ¡°Gempylotoxic-fishes¡±, ¡°Carchatoxin-producing fishes¡±, ¡°Venomous
or Acanthotoxic fishes¡± and ¡°Ichthyocrinotoxic fishes¡±. The dangerous
fishes are further categorized into ¡°biting fishes¡±, ¡°electric fishes¡±,
¡°fishes with saw¡±, ¡°semi-parasitic fishes¡±. Apart from providing brief
descriptions on the morphology, habit and distribution of each species,
this book introduces their threats or types of poisoning, symptoms, and
treatment methods. Besides, the medicinal value and utilization of medicinal
fishes are also briefly described. A total of 75 fish species included
in this book(including the dangerous fishes which attack man, the biting
fishes, the fishes with saw, the electric fishes) are described for the
first time in China. In addition, 19 species of exotic dangerous fishes
known worldwide are also included. This will help the prevention of biological
invasion and conservation of our ecosystem.
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