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Ciguatoxin (CTX) has been the subject of pharmacological 
research in mammals, yet there has been no comprehensive work 
to determine why fish remain apparently resistant to this 
toxin. Neurophysiological studies on the nerves of the 
potential carrier fish Plectropomus  sp. have shown a 
response to CTX similar to that of mammalian nerves. Two 
species of reef dwelling pomacentrids, Pomacentrus wardi  and 
Chromis nitida , were injected intraperitoneally with varying 
doses of CTX. Both species were more resistant to the toxin 
than are mammals.