Mark Rosenstein, USA
Info
Canthigaster ocellicincta
Infos are from the FishBase Website, for more Information click to the Link Section.
Inhabits invertebrate-rich inshore reef to outer reef walls where usually in caves in depths of about 25 meters or more. Found singly or in pairs and on one occasion a small groups was observed among plate-corals on soft bottom
One Synonym:
Canthigaster ocellicauda
Systematik
Acanthomorphata
Stachelflosser (Euacanthomorphacea)
Barschverwandte (Percomorphaceae)
Ordnung: Kugelfischverwandte (Tetraodontiformes)
Familie: Kugelfische (Tetraodontidae)
Gattung: Spitzkopfkugelfische
Wissenschaftlicher Name
Canthigaster
Swainson, 1839
Puffer fish can produce toxins such as tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin and accumulate them in the skin, gonads and liver.
The toxin tetrodotoxin, which is contained in the fugu, is 1000 times more toxic than cyanide and there is no antidote serum, death then occurs by respiratory paralysis
The degree of toxicity varies depending on the species, but also on the geographical area and season.
We recommend that you never prepare puffer fish yourself, as the risk of fatal poisoning is far too great.
If you still absolutely want to eat puffer fish meat (fugu), then the fish should only be slaughtered by a Japanese special chef with a license and several years of training.
Only the training of these special chefs can guarantee the correct slaughter, complete removal and proper disposal of all toxic parts of the fish.
Infos are from the FishBase Website, for more Information click to the Link Section.
Inhabits invertebrate-rich inshore reef to outer reef walls where usually in caves in depths of about 25 meters or more. Found singly or in pairs and on one occasion a small groups was observed among plate-corals on soft bottom
One Synonym:
Canthigaster ocellicauda
Systematik
Acanthomorphata
Stachelflosser (Euacanthomorphacea)
Barschverwandte (Percomorphaceae)
Ordnung: Kugelfischverwandte (Tetraodontiformes)
Familie: Kugelfische (Tetraodontidae)
Gattung: Spitzkopfkugelfische
Wissenschaftlicher Name
Canthigaster
Swainson, 1839
Puffer fish can produce toxins such as tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin and accumulate them in the skin, gonads and liver.
The toxin tetrodotoxin, which is contained in the fugu, is 1000 times more toxic than cyanide and there is no antidote serum, death then occurs by respiratory paralysis
The degree of toxicity varies depending on the species, but also on the geographical area and season.
We recommend that you never prepare puffer fish yourself, as the risk of fatal poisoning is far too great.
If you still absolutely want to eat puffer fish meat (fugu), then the fish should only be slaughtered by a Japanese special chef with a license and several years of training.
Only the training of these special chefs can guarantee the correct slaughter, complete removal and proper disposal of all toxic parts of the fish.
