ichthyotoxicity

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English

Etymology

From ichthyo- +‎ toxicity.

Noun

ichthyotoxicity (countable and uncountable, plural ichthyotoxicities)

  1. toxicity to fish
    • 1985, Claus Nielsen, Gilbert Powell Larwood, Bryozoa: Ordovician to Recent:
      Outcomes of antibacterial and antipredatory screening tests. Results for the ichthyotoxicity tests indicate the number of fish (out of three) killed within the 1.5 h exposure period, and the time of first mortality.
    • 1993, David H. Attaway, Marine Biotechnology Volume 1: Pharmaceutical and Bioactive Natural Products:
      Ichthyotoxicity among respective pavoninins did not differ much, all being lethal to Japanese killifish at 5-10 ppm.
    • 2013, Issues in Life Sciences—Botany and Plant Biology Research:
      Blooms of the marine microalga Fibrocapsa japonica (Raphidophyceae) are suggested to lead to the diminution of fish stocks, but the exact mechanism(s) involved in ichthyotoxicity is still unclear.