Biology and Ecology of Toxic Pufferfish

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-77463-046-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 581 g

Reihe: 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

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Santhanam, Ramasamy

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.