A non-proteinaceous toxin from the venomous spines of the lionfish Pterois volitans (Linnaeus).
The venomous spines of P. volitans contain a non-proteinaceous ichthyotoxin of low molecular weight. This toxin could be isolated only from spines excised from the living fish; the toxin is apparently destroyed following death, as the extracts of the spines of the dead fish were non-toxic.
D000818:Animals; D005397:Fish Venoms / Q000032:analysis*; D013131:Spine / Q000032:analysis; D014020:Tissue Extracts / Q000032:analysis
D005397:Fish Venoms; D014020:Tissue Extracts