Venoms; venomous animals and antivenomous serum-therapeutics . and laterally compressedbodies, provided with a long dorsal fin, and having, on each side ofthe tail, a sharp spine placed in front of the anal fin. They areherbivorous, and are confined to the tropical seas. The principal genera are : Teuthis (India), Acanthuriis (TropicalAtlantic), Prionurus (Japan), and Naseus (Red Sea and IndianOcean). The fishermen of Reunion are much afraid of the woundsinflicted by Acanthurus luridus, which they call Marguerite Pore orGrande Marguerite. A sting from this fish causes a very acutesmarting pain
Venoms; venomous animals and antivenomous serum-therapeutics . and laterally compressedbodies, provided with a long dorsal fin, and having, on each side ofthe tail, a sharp spine placed in front of the anal fin. They areherbivorous, and are confined to the tropical seas. The principal genera are : Teuthis (India), Acanthuriis (TropicalAtlantic), Prionurus (Japan), and Naseus (Red Sea and IndianOcean). The fishermen of Reunion are much afraid of the woundsinflicted by Acanthurus luridus, which they call Marguerite Pore orGrande Marguerite. A sting from this fish causes a very acutesmarting pain, which may last for several hours, but usually has noserious consequences. The poison-apparatus of these fishes is situated in the dorsal andanal fins, as in Scorpcena. 302 VENOMS 5.—Batrachiidae. The venomous species belonging to this family are few innumber. They are found in all tropical seas, but have no repre-sentatives in Europe. The best-known species are Batrachus tan(shores of Central America), and B. grunniens, or Grunting Batra-chus (fig. 110).. Fig. 110.—Batrachus grunniens (West Indies).
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