The Possible Use of Fish Tumors in Monitoring for Carcinogens in the Marine Environment1

Stich, H. F.; Acton, A. B.

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“…Epidermal papillomas have been reported in at least ten species of flatfish from the Pacific slope of the United States and Canada, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] in nine from Japan, [9][10][11][12] and in two species of goby from the coastal waters of Europe13) and in three from Japan. [14][15][16][17][18][19] The frequency of these tumorous fish varies according to species and locality.…”

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Geographic distribution and frequency of tumorous fishes collected from the coastal waters of Hokkaido, Japan.

Katsura¹,

Yamazaki²,

Hamada³

et al. 1984

NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI

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The present study made clear the distribution and the frequency of tumorous flatfish and goby in the coastal waters of Hokkaido, Japan. The tumorous fish had the histological characteri stic of having X-cells in the epithelial lesions. The species having these tumorous lesions were Kareius bicoloratus, Limanda schrenki, Platichthys stellatus, Cleisthenes pinetorum herzensteini, Hippoglossoides dubius, Verasper moseri, Liopsetta obscura among flatfish, and one species of goby Acanthogobius flavimanus.The tumorous flatfish were distributed in the coastal waters of the Japan Sea side from Teshio to Soya Bay, and on the side of the island facing the Okhotsk Sea, the Nemuro Strait and the Pacific Ocean, from Kushiro to the city of Nemuro. The tumorous gobies As flavimanus were col lected only at Nanaehama Shore, Hakodate Bay. The highest frequency recorded was 40% for P. stellatus from Lake Tofutsu.Yearly changes in the frequency of tumorous fish were recognized for L. schrenki from Tokotan on the Nemuro Strait, for K. bicoloratus from Soya Bay, and also for A. flavimanus from Hakodate Bay. Species specificity was recognized in the tumorous infection of flatfishes.This tumorous infection may be endemic. The high frequency of these tumorous fishes is not directly related to municipal or industrial discharge, but to muddy bottom caused by stagnated sea water.

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Geographic distribution and frequency of tumorous fishes collected from the coastal waters of Hokkaido, Japan.

Katsura¹,

Yamazaki²,

Hamada³

et al. 1984

NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI

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“…Indeed, several authors have found 'virus-like' particles of various sizes and shapes in complex flatfish papillomas (Wellings et al, 1967;Stich and Acton, 1976;Peters et al, 1978). In any case, their true nature and relationship to tumour formation are not yet clarified.…”

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Three Types of Skin Papillomas of Flatfishes and Their Causes

Peters¹,

Watermann²

1979

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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Three structurally different skin papillomas occur in flatfishes. Apparently, different causative agents are responsible.(1) Flat 'fish pox'-like tumours with a low connective tissue content occur in the Atlantic dab Limanda limanda. The high rate of occurrence in the German Bight (up to 6.6 "h) might be related to the dumping of wastes consisting of sulphuric acid and titanium compounds. (2) Collagen-rich papillomas on the tip of the lower jaw appear on both Atlantic and Pacific flatfishes kept in aquaria over long periods of time. These develop as a result of mechanical stimulation of the tissue as the fishes rub against aquarium walls. (3) Complex papillomas, composed in a characteristic manner of so-called X-cells and envelope cells between them, are common in flatfishes of the Pacific region. The structure and the distribution of these complex papillomas indicate that a virus is probably involved. There also exists some relationship between tumour occurrence rate and degree of coastal water pollution.

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“…Similar findings on the occurrence of tumour on the head and mouth of channel cat fish and osteochondroma and osteoma in marine cat fish have been reported (Harsberger 1972;Selvaraj et al 1973;Lakshmanaperumalsamy et al 1976). Many of the earlier reports showed prevalence oftumourous sole fish and starry flounder (15-70~I,,) (Halstead 1971;McArn and Wellings 1971;Stich and Acton 1976;Stich et aI1977). Allthe fishes with tumour encountered here were fully grown specimen (382 to 500 mm TL) while young ones were free.…”

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“…It is suggested that lesions were induced by polluted water and municipal wastes (Stich et al 1976), industrial contaminants and chemical carcinogens (Wellings et al 1977), external parasites and virus like particles (Roberts 1978). Much of the evidence associating certain neoplasms offish and shellfish with pollutants should be considered as circumstantial but provocative (Rentchnick 1976).…”

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Fin rot and other diseases in marine fishes

1984

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A survey was conducted on the incidence of diseases, by superficial appearance, in common fish species of Portonovo coast. Approximately 46,484 marine and 22,150 estuarine fishes were examined. Marine fishes alone were observed with fin rot and neoplasm while estuarine fishes were free from such abnormalities. Fin rot was recorded among seventeen species of marine fish and tumour in cat fish. Fin necrosis accompanied with haemorrhage, ulceration and loss of scales was consistent external sign of the disease. Species. of cat fish, grunter, queen fish and pikes were mostly affected by fin rot at high level and the maximum peak was recorded in April. Cat fishes alone had tumour. More than 80 %of the tumour bearing specimen had fin necrosis.

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The Possible Use of Fish Tumors in Monitoring for Carcinogens in the Marine Environment1

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Geographic distribution and frequency of tumorous fishes collected from the coastal waters of Hokkaido, Japan.

Geographic distribution and frequency of tumorous fishes collected from the coastal waters of Hokkaido, Japan.

Three Types of Skin Papillomas of Flatfishes and Their Causes

Fin rot and other diseases in marine fishes

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