Fish Image	Scientific name	Common name and notes
	Variola louti	Croissant queue jaune – is not toxic if it weighs less than: 2.6 kg when gutted 3 kg when ungutted and has been fished on an oceanic bank. The territorial fish (Croissant queue jaune) is not toxic if it weighs less than: 1.3 kg when gutted 1.5 kg when ungutted and has been fished in the territorial waters of Mauritius.
	Plectropomus maculatus	Vieille babonne – is not toxic if it weighs less than: 2.6 kg when gutted 3 kg when ungutted and has been fished on an oceanic bank.
	Family Carangidae	Carangue – fished in the territorial waters of Mauritius are not toxic. – fished on the oceanic banks are toxic.
	Epinephelus fuscoguttatus	Vieille loutre
	Lutjanus gibbus	Chemise
	Cephalopholis argus	Vieille cuisinier
	Epinephelus areolatus	Vieille plate
	Lutjanus sebae	Bourgeois – shall not be deemed to be toxic fish where it has been fished in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Seychelles.
	Lutjanus monostigmus	Giblot
	Lutjanus bohar	Varavara
	Anyperodon leucogrammicus	Cheval de bois
	Harengula ovalis	Grosse sardine
	Sphyraena barracuda	Barracuda / Thazar
	Lactoria cornuta	Coffre
	Carpilius maculatus	Crabe onze taches
	Eretmochelys imbricata	Tortue caret
	Synanceia verrucosa	Laffe
	Echinothrix sp	Oursin
	Tridacna sp	Bénitier
	Diodon hystrix	Boule tangue
	Remora remora	Pilote du requin

Some of the common symptoms of ciguatera fish poisoning

• Tingling / numb feeling
• Burning sensation of palms
• Joint / muscle pain
• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
• Muscle weakness
• Itchiness

Remember

Prevention is better than cure.

So, avoid eating:

• fish locally known to be implicated in fish poisoning
• head, roe, liver of any suspect fish

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References: Fisheries and Marine Resources Act of 2007 Government Notice No 193 of 2004 Ministry of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping, 6th edition — 2023