Ichthyootoxin

Quick meaning: Ichthyootoxin is a noun meaning Any poisonous substance found in the roe or gonads of fish, but not in other parts of the fish.

Meaning

Any poisonous substance found in the roe or gonads of fish, but not in other parts of the fish.

Example Sentences

Ichthyosarcotoxin may also be found in the roe of fishes, but it is found in other Parts of the fish as well, whereas ichthyootoxin is limited to the roe.

Asano and Itoh (1962) have investigated the chemical nature of this ichthyootoxin and found it to be a lipoprotein which they designated as “dinogunellin.”

This type of poisoning involves a group of ichthyootoxins found in the roe and ovaries of carp, barbel, pike, sturgeons, gar, catfish, tench, bream, minnows, salmon, whitefish, trout, blenny, cabezon, and other freshwater and saltwater fish.

Word Forms

• ichthyootoxins

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ichthyosarcotoxin, ichthyotoxin, ichthyohemotoxin, ichthyohaemotoxin, ichthyotoxicology, ichthyoacanthotoxin.

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