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Multispecies marine fish mortality linked to cowfish toxicosis
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A.M. Goodall   , A.R. Armwood , L. Semple , N. Sundin , R. Thomas , G.A. Lewbart * |
| North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh North Carolina, USA |
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Cowfish, also known as boxfish or trunkfish, are species commonly displayed in public aquaria due to their unique shape and charismatic nature. However, when stressed, these animals can secrete a powerful and potentially fatal toxin from their skin. In one such instance, it is believed that toxin released from a honeycomb cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonius) was responsible for a large-scale mortality event resulting in the death of itself and 19 other fish species in a closed quarantine system.
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| Keywords: Boxfish, cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonius, Ostraciidae, Toxicity, Praziquantel, Ostracitoxin, Pahutoxin |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2025/09/30 | Accepted: 2025/09/1 | Published: 2025/09/1
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