Summary of Toxic Conditions in the Gilbert Islands (corn.) 
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ANNUAL aver; 
(IN INCHES) 
YEAR TOXICITY 
COMMENCED 
SPECIES TOXIC 
IN YEAR STATE] 
A. lineatus 
( Linnaeus ) 
A. xanthopterus 
( Val.) 
Ctenochaetus sp 
( striatus and 
Aprion v ire seen, 
(Val.) 
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a & 
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L. monostigma 
(Cuvier) 
L. bohar 
( Forskal ) 
L. gtbbus 
( Forskal ) 
L. semicinctus 
( Quoy & Gai 
Letbnnus spp. 
(undetermine 
Scarus spp. 
Sphyraena sp. 
(unidentified 
MugtL spp. 
and other mu 
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+ Denotes a species which may be toxic. 
L+ Denotes a species in which large specimens only are potentially toxic. 
? Denotes a species about which there is insufficient information on its toxicity. 
The author would like to point out that the above list refers to the more common toxic species in the Gilberts. To discuss the degree of toxicity of all possible species is beyond the scope of this paper. 
