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Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) occurs when humans ingest fishes contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs). Two individuals developed suspected ciguatera poisoning after consuming unknown fish purchased from a local market in Mangalore, India. DNA barcoding confirmed the fish under study to be Lutjanus bohar. A mouse bioassay study detected high levels of CTX in the implicated fish. Mice injected with toxin showed typical symptoms of CTX poisoning. To the best of our knowledge, this is a first case report of CFP due to consumption of L. bohar in India.

Keywords

Ciguatera Fish Poisoning, Cytochrome Oxidase, DNA Barcoding, Lutjanus bohar, Mouse Bioassay.
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