Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Plectropomus leopardus (Perciformes: Serranidae), the Leopard coral grouper

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Semiochemicals of Plectropomus leopardus, the Leopard coral grouper

Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Serranidae
Subfamily:	Epinephelinae
Genus:	Plectropomus
Tribe:	Epinephelini
Author:	Lac�p�de

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Semiochemical(s):

Wong CK

2014

Toxicon

86:

P-CTX 1

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Hong Kong, China

P-CTX 2

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

P-CTX 3

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Suloma A

2011

J. Aquacult. Res. Dev.

111

arachidonic acid

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Gonadal fatty acid

Darius HT

2007

Toxicon

50:

612

P-CTX 3C

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Tubuai Island, French Polynesia

Reference(s):

Wong, C.-K., Hung, P., and Lo, J.Y.C. 2014. Ciguatera fish poisoning in Hong Kong. A 10-year perspective on the class of ciguatoxins. Toxicon. 86:96-106.

Suloma, A., and Ogata, H.Y. 2011. Arachidonic acid is a major component in gonadal fatty acids of tropical coral reef fish in the Philippines and Japan. J. Aquacult. Res. Dev. 2:111.

Darius, H.T., Ponton, D., Revel, T., Cruchet, P., Ung, A., Tchou Fouc, M., and Chinain, M. 2007. Ciguatera risk assessment in two toxic sites of French Polynesia using the receptor-binding assay. Toxicon. 50:612-626.

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