A toxic invader is causing damage in the waters surrounding Cyprus. Silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) are tearing nets apart while fishermen, despite state support, are fighting a ...

A toxic invader is causing damage in the waters surrounding Cyprus. Silver-cheeked toadfish are tearing nets apart while fishermen, despite state support, are fighting a losing battle.

In the period of 2010-2014, twelve new fish species have been recorded in the Adriatic Sea such as Lobotes surinamensis, Siganus luridus, Paranthias furcifer, Holacanthus ciliaris, Elates ransonnetti, ...

Almost steadily present since 2002, were earlier colonizers such as Apogonichthyoides pharaonis, Siganus rivulatus, Siganus luridus, Stephanolepis diaspros and more recent ones as Pteragogus trispilus ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract At least 24 species of fishes have passed from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea since the Suez Canal was opened in 1869. Records of ...

However, the smooth puffer (Lagocephalus laevigatus) is also found in the Western Atlantic, including around New England, and it is poisonous. So, unless you are an expert at identifying ...

Pufferfish contain a powerful toxin that can kill in minutes. Learn why only licensed chefs should ever prepare this risky delicacy.

Researchers have documented the northernmost record of the highly invasive silver-cheeked toadfish, Lagocephalus sceleratus, in the Mediterranean, raising concerns about its impact on marine ...

Originally from the Indo-Pacific, the silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) is a species that made its way into the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal, which scientists call ...

What happened? Originally from the Indo-Pacific, the silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) is a species that made its way into the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal, which scientists ...

These results indicate that L. lagocephalus meat cooked with water produces hepatotoxicity and oxidative damage. Key words: hepatotoxicity, Lagocephalus lagocephalus, oxidative stress, tetrodotoxin.