Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Tetraodon steindachneri (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), the Humpback puffer

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Semiochemicals of Tetraodon steindachneri, the Humpback puffer

Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Subfamily:	Tetraodontinae
Genus:	Tetraodon
Tribe:
Author:	Bleeker

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Semiochemical(s):

Tanu MB

2002

Toxicon

40:

103

tetrodotoxin

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Nagasaki, Japan

Reference(s):

Tanu, M.B., Mahmud, Y., Takatani, T., Kawatsu, K., Hamano, Y., Arakawa, O., and Noguchi, T. 2002. Localization of tetrodotoxin in the skin of a brackishwater puffer Tetraodon steindachneri on the basis of immunohistological study. Toxicon. 40:103-106.

Citation: El-Sayed AM 2024. The Pherobase: Database of Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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