Table 2. Level of tetrodotoxins (TTXs) and overall toxicity in Phos senticosus specimens (n = 29) collected from the poisoning incident in Binh Thuan, Viet Nam in March 2021

Value Level of TTXs (µg/g) Overall toxicity (MU*/g)
anh-TTX 4-epiTTX TTX
Range 5.3–603.9 1.9–233.7 1.7–544.5 10–2672
Mean ± SD 60.7 ± 126.5 23.3 ± 24.3 46.0 ±107.6 229 ± 526
One MU is the dose of TTXs which kills a 20 g male mouse (ddY) in 30 min (Nakamura & Yasumoto, 1985).