ichthyotoxicity

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^[1]:

     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.

Related terms

• ichthyotoxism