Brevoortia tyrannus

Marine vertebrates, including fishes and elasmobranchs, have low zinc concentrations in tissues (i.e., 6 to 400 mg/kg DW) when compared to marine plants and invertebrates (Eisler 1980, 1981, 1984). Highest concentrations in muscle of marine fishes (20.1 to 25.0 mg/kg FW) were recorded in northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) and Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus NAS 1979). 

In July 1979, mortalities of menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) occurred along the southern coast of Maine during a . excavata bloom ( ). Paralytic shellfish toxins were measured in the guts of these fish, up to 185 Jig per 100 g of viscera. Since phytoplankton constitute a major part of the diet of menhaden ( ), the toxins were probably acquired directly from ingestion of the toxic dinoflagellates. 

Besides sardines, menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus), a member of the herring family, is the mainstay of the USA Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico fisheries. The oil from menhaden was consumed in Europe as a food oil for well over 60... 

Durbin, E. G., and Durbin, A. G. (1981). AssimUation efficiency and nitrogen excretion of a filterfeeding planktivore, the Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus (Pices Clupeidae). Fish. Bull. (NOAA) 79, 601-616. 

Oil obtained from the smaii Atlantic fish, Brevoortia tyrannus. FDA iisted. Used in nutritional supplements, used therapeutically and in soaps and creams. Yellow-brown oil mp b 38.547.2° d b 0.925-0.933 soluble in Et20, petroleum ether, CeHe, CS2, naphtha, kerosene. Abitec Cap. Arista Ind. 

Medaka, Japanese, Oryzias latipes, 104, 597, 598 Menhaden, Atlantic, Brevoortia tyrannus, 857 Mykfish/Snakehead, Channa punctatus, 104, 147 Minnow... 

Brazil wax. See Carnauba (Copernica cerifera) wax Brevoortia Brevoortia tyrannus oil. See Menhaden oil Brilliant green phthalocyanine. See Phthalocyanine green Brilliant yellow 8GF. See Pigment yellow 101 Brine. See Sodium chloride... 

Synonyms Brevoortia Brevoortia tyrannus oil Mossbunkeroil Pogy oil... 

CAS 8002-50-4 EINECS/ELINCS 232-311-4 Synonyms Brevoortia Brevoortia tyrannus oil Mossbunker oil Pogy oil Definition Oil obtained from the small North Atlantic fish, Brevoortia tyrannus Properties YIsh.-brown or reddish-brown oil, char, fishy odor and taste sol. in ether, benzene, petrol, ether, naphtha, kerosene, CS2 dens. 0.925-0.933 m.p. 38.5-47.2 C iodine no. 115-160 sapon. no. 191-200 ref. index 1.480 (20 C)... 

Menhaden fish Brevoortia tyrannus or munnawhatteaug. An inedible fish found in American Atlantic and Gulf waters. Used for fertilizer, oil, or bait. 

Fatty acid Blue whtile Seal Herrin (Clupea harengus) Pilchard Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)... 

Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) the herring family Clupeidae). Atiantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus Clupeidae). 

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