teeting programme on tre life and health of the Marshall Islancers. kerord - 32 *TIALCG File 194: 787739 ERA-06:022573, EPH-G1:076060 Title: Survey of ciguatera at Enewetak anc Bikini, Marshall Islands, with notes on the systematics and foed habits of ciguatonxic fishes Author: Rancall, J.€. Affiliation: Eernice F. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI Sources Fish. Bull. (United States) v 78:2. Date: Apr 1980 £01-E49 p. Coder: FSYBA Document Type: Journal Article Language: English Journél Anncuncement: EDERE194 ‘Suofile: EFA (Energy Research Abstracts): TIC (Technical Information Center:. Werk Lecaticn: United States ; Abstract: A tetal of 551 esecimens of 48 species ef covantially Cigvatoxic fishes from Enewetak and 226 epecimens ef 23 species fram Bixini, Marshal. Islands, were tested for ciguatoxin by feeding liver er liver and viscera from these fishes ta moncocses at 19% bady weight (except a> sharkz, wien only muscle tiszue was used). The fishes are renresentatives ef the following families: Orectelabidae, Carcha-hiridae, Desyatidse, Muraenicae, Holocentridsae, sphyraenidae, Mucilidae, Serranidae, Lutsaridae, Lethrinidae, Carangidae, Scombridas, Labricas, Scaridae, Fcentharidee, and Balistidae. The soacies selected were all cnes for which tivitity can be evpected, including the worst affenders from reports cf cicuatera threughc.ut Ceean.as only moderate tc large-sized adults were tested. In all, 37.2% af the fishes frem Enewetak anc 19.7% fram Biking my mn 7+ e A tab tes th e my 1 Gav@ a positive -eaction for ciguatoxin. Because iiver ane other viscera @ more tesic than meecie, the percentage cof positive reectiors at the ev?i which might cause illnese in humans satirg cooly the flesh cf these cullectivel, weuid ¢rep to 16.2 for Enew2tak and 1.4 for Bikini. level cf cemicity ig net regarded as high for Facific islands, ir nerai. Because ciguatosir is acquired ¢hrevgh feeding, the feed habits af Tr vase fishes were investigated. Moet cf the highly toxic species, includirg seven cf tre eicht cavsing severe illness or death in the test aninais (Lycedontis javanicus, Cephalapholis argus, Epinephelus hcedtii, E. micredan, Flectrepamus leopardus, Apricn virescens, and Lutjanus bchar) are primarily piscivorcus. Record - 33 SDIALCG File 106: ° 739803 AlX-12:585036, EDB-91:048989 Titie: Whole beady counting results from 1974 to 1979 for Bikini Islard residents Authers Miltenberger, R.P.; Greenhcuse, N.A.3 Lessard, &.7. National .ab., Upton, NY (USA)) Source: Health Fhys. (United “ingdam) vy 39:3. Date: See 1°80 S9E-457 p, Coden: HiTPA Document Type: Jcurnal Article: Numerical data S004b48 (Brookhaven