Department of Seafood Processing Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Cukurova University, 01330 Adana, Turkey.
Mediterranean Fisheries Research Production and Training Institute, Demre Unit, 07570 Antalya, Turkey.
Mar Drugs. 2023 Oct 5;21(10):527. doi: 10.3390/md21100527.
The silver-cheeked toadfish (), an invasive alien pufferfish species that has rapidly settled throughout the Mediterranean region, poses significant threats not only to native marine species and fisheries but also to public health due to the tetrodotoxin (TTX) they harbor. In this study, TTX concentrations in from Antalya Bay in the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea were investigated using Q-TOF-LC-MS on a monthly basis over a one-year period. Pufferfish were caught by angling from May 2018 to April 2019. The TTX levels in three different tissues (gonads, liver, and muscle) of 110 pufferfish in total were determined in both male and female individuals caught for 11 months. The highest TTX mean levels generally occurred in the gonads and the lowest in the muscle samples. As regards the maximum TTX contents, the highest concentrations determined were 68.2, 34.2, and 7.8 µg/g in the gonad, liver, and muscle tissues, respectively. The highest levels were generally observed in late autumn to winter (especially in November and December) in all tissues from both genders. Female individuals were generally found to be more toxic than male individuals. The TTX levels found confirm that the consumption of from Antalya Bay remains dangerous throughout the year, and thus constantly constitutes an important risk source for public health.
银纹单棘鲀(),一种快速在整个地中海地区定居的入侵外来河豚鱼物种,不仅对本地海洋物种和渔业构成重大威胁,而且由于其携带的河豚毒素(TTX),也对公共健康构成威胁。在这项研究中,我们使用 Q-TOF-LC-MS 每月对来自地中海东北部安塔利亚湾的 中的 TTX 浓度进行了为期一年的调查。从 2018 年 5 月到 2019 年 4 月,通过钓鱼捕获了河豚鱼。总共对 110 条雄性和雌性河豚鱼的三个不同组织(性腺、肝脏和肌肉)中的 TTX 水平进行了测定,捕获时间为 11 个月。总的来说,TTX 的最高平均水平通常出现在性腺中,而在肌肉样本中最低。关于最大 TTX 含量,在性腺、肝脏和肌肉组织中分别确定的最高浓度为 68.2、34.2 和 7.8 µg/g。两性所有组织中的最高水平通常出现在深秋到冬季(尤其是 11 月和 12 月)。一般来说,雌性个体比雄性个体毒性更大。发现的 TTX 水平证实,全年食用安塔利亚湾的 仍然很危险,因此 一直是公共健康的一个重要危险源。