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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/kfas.2008.41.5.309

Toxicity of Puffer Fish, Arothron firmamentum (Byeolbok) and Lagocephalus spp. in Korea  

Kim, Ji-Hoe (Aquaculture and Environment Research Center, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
Son, Kwang-Tae (South Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
Mok, Jong-Soo (Food Safety Research Division, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
Kim, Ju-Gyeong (Food Safety Research Division, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
Jo, Mi-Ra (Food Safety Research Division, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
Shim, Kil-Bo (Aquaculture and Environment Research Center, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
Lee, Tae-Seek (Aquaculture and Environment Research Center, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.41, no.5, 2008 , pp. 309-314 More about this Journal
Abstract
The toxicity of five species of puffer fish, Arothron firmamentum (Byeolbok), Lagocephalus gloveri (Heukmilbok), L. wheeleri (Eunmilbok), L. inermis (Minmilbok) and L. lunaris (Milbok), collected from fish markets in Korea, was determined using a mouse bioassay. In A. firmamentum, the proportion of toxic specimens containing >10 MU/g was 87.5% in the ovaries, and 10.0% in the skin; no toxicity was detected in the muscle, fin, liver, intestine and gallbladder using the mouse bioassay. The highest toxin levels were found to be 87 MU/g in the ovaries, and 13 MU/g in the skin. Toxic specimens containing >10 MU/g were not detected from samples taken from any of the organs in L. wheeleri and L. inermis. In L. gloveri, most specimens were found to be non-toxic, but toxin levels of 11-72 MU/g were detected from within the skin, fins, and intestines in one specimen. In L. lunaris, the proportion of toxic specimens was 50.0% in the ovaries, and 7.1% in the gallbladder; no toxicity was detected in the other organs by the mouse bioassay. The highest toxin levels were 75 MU/g in the ovaries, and 14 MU/g in the gallbladder. Therefore, the toxicities of edible muscle and skin in the five species of puffer fish marketed in Korea were found to be within acceptable levels for human consumption.
Keywords
Puffer fish; Puffer fish toxin; Arothron firmamentum; Lagocephalus spp.;
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