Biology and Ecology of Toxic Pufferfish

Ramasamy Santhanam (Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA)

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Apple Academic Press Inc.
27 December 2017

Fishes (ichthyology); Aquaculture & fish-farming: practice & techniques

Series: Biology and Ecology of Marine Life

This is the first comprehensive book on the biology and ecology of pufferfish, also known as blowfish, swellfish, and globefish. Covering 197 species of pufferfish recorded so far from the marine, brackish, and freshwater ecosystems of the world, this important volume expounds on the toxins and associated poisonings of pufferfish. Importantly, the volume also explores the many uses of pufferfish, such as in aquariums, for their nutritional and culinary value, and for their emerging uses in the treatment of pain.

Topics covered include:

biology and ecology of pufferfish profiles of the world’s marine, brackish, and freshwater pufferfish species characteristics of TTX (tetrodotoxin) and STX (saxitoxin) of pufferfish pufferfish poisoning and symptoms: treatment and management aquarium uses of pufferfish nutritional and pharmaceutical values of pufferfish diseases and parasites of pufferfish and their management

By: Ramasamy Santhanam (Point Pleasant New Jersey USA)
Imprint: Apple Academic Press Inc.
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 856g
ISBN: 9781771884396
ISBN 10: 1771884398
Series: Biology and Ecology of Marine Life
Pages: 434
Publication Date: 27 December 2017
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction. Biology and Ecology of Toxic Pufferfish. Profile of Toxic Pufferfish. Pufferfish Toxins. Pufferfish Poisoning. Pufferfish Aquariums. Diseases and Parasites of Pufferfish and Their Management. Nutritional Values of Pufferfish. Pharmaceutical Values of Pufferfish Toxins.

Dr. Ramasamy Santhanam is the former Dean of the Fisheries College and Research Institute at the Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in Thoothukudi, India. His fields of specialization are marine biology and fisheries environment. Presently he is serving as a resource person for various universities in India. He has also served as an expert for the Environmental Management Capacity Building Technical Assistance Project, a World Bank-aided project of the Department of Ocean Development, India. He was a member of the American Fisheries Society, the World Aquaculture Society, the Global Fisheries Ecosystem Management Network (GFEMN), and the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Commission on Ecosystem Management, Switzerland. Dr. Santhanam has published 20 books on fisheries science/marine biology as well as 70 research papers.

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Biology and Ecology of Toxic Pufferfish

Ramasamy Santhanam (Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA)

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