INDEX 



143 



Poisoning from scombroid fishes, 112 



medical aspects, 112 



prevention, 113 



treatment, 113 

 Poisoning from shark liver, 111 



medical aspects, 111 



prevention, 111 



treatment, 111 

 Poisoning from turtles, 133 



medical aspects, 133 



prevention, 133 



treatment, 133 

 Poisonous 



fishes, 107, 108 



marine animals, 100 



marine mammals, 134 



marine turtles, 133 



molluscs, 100 



moray eels, 111 



puffer-like fishes, 113 



scombroid fishes, 112 



sharks and rays, 108 

 Polar bear, 134 

 Porbeagle shark, 17 

 Porcupine fish, 116 

 porcus, Scorpaena, 76 

 Porgie, 120 



Portuguese Man-O'-War, 32 

 Potamotrygon, 61 

 Potamotrygonidae, 54, 60 

 Prevention of 



anemone stings, 36 



barracuda bites, 25 



bristleworm stings, 49 



catfish stings, 69 



ciguatera, 127 



coelenterate stings, 36 



cone shell stings, 44 



coral cuts, 38 



coral stings, 36 



dogfish stings, 54 



horned sharks, 54 



jellyfish stings, 36 



moray eel bites, 28 



moray eel poisoning, 112 



octopus bites, 47 



paralytic shellfish poisoning, 106 



puffer poisoning, 116 



rabbitfish stings, 91 



scombroid poisoning, 113 



scorpionfish stings, 81 



sea snake bites, 99 



sea urchin stings, 53 



shark attacks, 23 



shark poisoning, 111 



shellfish poisoning, 106 



star-gazer stings, 91 



stingray stings, 64 



stonefish stings, 81 



tetraodon poisoning, 116 



toadfish stings, 86 



turtle poisoning, 133 



weeverfish stings, 73 



worm bites, 49 



zebrafish stings, 81 

 Pterois, 73, 79 

 Pterois volitans, 76 

 Pterolamiops longimanus, 18 

 puellus, Siganus, 90 

 Puffers, 6, 113 

 Puffer, deadly death, 115 

 Puffer-like fishes, poisonous, 113 

 Puffer poisoning, 116 



medical aspects, 116 



prevention, 116 



treatment, 116 



quadrigatus, Chiropsalmus, 33 

 quinquecirrha, Dactylometra, 33 



Rabbitfish.es, 89 

 Rabbitfish stings, 90 



medical aspects, 90 



prevention, 90 



treatment, 90 

 Rascasse, 76 

 Ratfishes, 64, 65 

 Ratfish stings, 67 



medical aspects, 67 

 Razor clam, 105 

 Red snapper, 123 

 Red tide phenomenon, 100 

 Reptiles, 93 

 Requiem sharks, 14, 17 

 reticulata, Thalassophryne, 83 

 Rhinoptera, 61 

 Rhinopteridae, 54 

 River rays, 54 

 robusta, Notesthes, 76 

 Rondelet, 2 

 Rosy Anemone, 34 

 Round stingrays, 54, 60 



Sagartia elegans, 34 

 Sagartia stings, 36 

 Sand sharks, 13, 19 

 Sapo, 81 

 Saurine, 112 



Saxidomus giganteus, 106 

 Saxidomus nuttalli, 106 

 scaber, Uranoscopus, 91 

 Scarus caeruleus, 125 

 Scarus microrhinos, 125 

 schistosa, Enhydrina, 96 

 Schizothaerus nuttalli, 105 

 Scombroid fishes, poisonous, 112 

 Scombroid poisoning, 112 



medical aspects, 112 



prevention, 113 



treatment, 113 

 Scorpaena, 73, 76, 78 

 Scorpaena guttata, 76 

 Scorpaena plumieri, 76 

 Scorpaena porcus, 76 

 Scorpaenidae, 73 

 Scorpaenopsis diabolus, 76 



