Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1: Introduction -- References -- 2: Invertebrate Aquatic Animals -- Phylum Porifera (Marine and Freshwater Sponges) -- Phylum Cnidaria (Jellyfish and Portuguese Man-of-War) -- Phylum Echinodermata (Sea Urchins, Starfish, and Sea Cucumbers) -- Phylum Annelida (Leeches and Polychetas) -- Phylum Mollusca (Octopuses and Conus Snails) -- Phylum Crustacea (Blue Crabs, Crabs, Shrimps, Prawns, Barnacles, Lobsters, and Mantis Shrimp) -- Phylum Insecta (Giant Water Bugs) -- References -- 3: Injuries by Aquatic Vertebrate Animals -- The Phylum Chordata (Fish and Reptiles) -- The Class Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish) -- Marine Stingrays -- Freshwater Stingrays -- Sharks -- The Class Osteichthyes (Bony Fish) -- Catfish -- The Order Siluriformes: The Families Ariidae, Plotosidae, Ictaluridae, and Pimelodidae -- Scorpionfish, Lionfish, and Stonefish -- The Families Scorpaenidae and Synanceiidae -- The Family Batrachoididae -- Toadfish -- The Family Acanthuridae -- Surgeonfish -- The Family Muraenidae -- Moray Eels -- The Family Trachinidae -- Weeverfish -- Other Venomous Fish -- Traumatogenic Fish -- Marine Fish -- Freshwater Fish -- Reptiles (Turtles, Alligators, Crocodiles, and Snakes) -- Amphibians -- Mammals -- Treatment of Trauma and Envenomations by Fish -- References -- 4: Ingestion of Venomous Aquatic Animals: Toxinology, Clinical Aspects, and Treatment -- Envenomations by Pufferfish: Tetrodotoxin -- Clinical Aspects -- Treatment -- Ciguatoxins: Ciguatera -- Clinical Aspects -- Treatment -- Seafood Paralysis (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) and Red Tide: Saxitoxin and Gonyautoxins -- Clinical Aspects -- Treatment -- Brevetoxins: Neurotoxicity by Seafood -- Clinical Aspects of NSP -- Treatment -- Amnesia by Seafood Toxins: Domoic Acid -- Clinical Aspects -- Treatment. |