魚類學相關名詞中英對照
名詞 定義 
ciguatoxic fishes Those fishes causing ciguatera poisoning. These are usually insular marine fishes in the tropics, subtropics or warm temperature zones, best known in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans and West Indies. But geographical occurrence is spotty, and fish may be poisonous in only part of an island. Numerous species have been found to be ciguatoxic but in other places or in other years they are safe. Ciguatoxic fishes are usually bottom dwellers or feed on bottom dwelling fishes. Toxicity may be due to consumption of an algae (benthic dinoflagellate) by the fish or by one of its prey. Examples of ciguatoxic fishes include Muraenidae, Holocentridae, Acanthuridae, Lutjanidae, Scaridae, Serrandiae, Spyraenidae. 
具雪卡毒的魚 指引發雪卡毒中毒的魚類。通常是熱帶、亞熱帶或溫帶島國海域的魚類,尤指熱帶太平洋與印度洋地區、及西印度群島。地理上呈零星分布,也可能只有部份海域的魚具有毒性。很多具毒的魚類在不同地點與時間也可能不帶毒性。通常具雪卡毒的魚類是底棲性或以底棲魚類為食。毒性也可能源自食入的海藻(底棲腰鞭毛蟲)或某個獵物。鯙科、刺尾鯛科、笛鯛科、鸚哥魚科、Holocentridae、Serrandiae、Spyraenidae皆屬此類魚類。 
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