This will hopefully serve as a warning to all of you adventurous eaters out there. Two men were apparently plagued
with intense hallucinations and later hospitalized after consuming Salema porgy or Sarpa salpa (right), a highly
poisonous reef fish, according to an article in Practical Fishkeeping. The article says
the fish was served in restaurants in the western Mediterranean, but does not say exactly where. This 'fish poisoning'
or ichthyoallyeinotoxism is generally associated with fish from the Indo Pacific, including certain types of
"mullet, goatfish, tangs, damsels and rabbitfish." The hallucinations, which are supposedly on par with
psychedelics like LSD or DMT, have earned these toxic fish the nickname "dream fish." According to Practical Fishkeeping, hallucinations can start within minutes of eating the fish and can sometimes last
for days. Those of you familiar with fish poisoning may be reminded of ciguatera, another type of fish poisoning with
gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms which, in some cases, can cause the sufferer to feel hot temperatures as
cold and vice versa.Don't eat the "dream fish"
This will hopefully serve as a warning to all of you adventurous eaters out there. Two men were apparently plagued
with intense hallucinations and later hospitalized after consuming Salema porgy or Sarpa salpa (right), a highly
poisonous reef fish, according to an article in Practical Fishkeeping. The article says
the fish was served in restaurants in the western Mediterranean, but does not say exactly where. This 'fish poisoning'
or ichthyoallyeinotoxism is generally associated with fish from the Indo Pacific, including certain types of
"mullet, goatfish, tangs, damsels and rabbitfish." The hallucinations, which are supposedly on par with
psychedelics like LSD or DMT, have earned these toxic fish the nickname "dream fish." According to Practical Fishkeeping, hallucinations can start within minutes of eating the fish and can sometimes last
for days. Those of you familiar with fish poisoning may be reminded of ciguatera, another type of fish poisoning with
gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms which, in some cases, can cause the sufferer to feel hot temperatures as
cold and vice versa.Comments [0]
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