Venomous fishes of medical importance
The most important representatives are listed below. See also "Biomedical database: Venomous fish" for the distribution of other possible culprits.
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Atlantic Ocean |
Indian Ocean |
Pacific Ocean |
Caribbean Sea |
Red Sea |
Mediterranean Sea |
North Sea |
Baltic Sea |
Black Sea |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Skagerrak & Kattegat |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
(X) |
X |
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X3 |
X |
X (not American Pacific coast) |
X3 |
X |
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X4 |
X4 (not American Pacific coast) |
X4 |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
1 Potamotrygonidae in rivers of South America
2 Notesthes sp.: in rivers and river mouths in eastern Australia
3 Pterois volitans and P. miles have been introduced to the Caribbean, the Mexican Gulf, Bermuda and the coastlines of the eastern USA.
4 Some species may be found also in brackish water
5 Eastern Atlantic coasts from Norway to Senegal