a close-up of little striped fishes on an Italian fishmongers stall
Ichthyoallyeinotoxism, or hallucinogenic fish poisoning is common in other species of fish but not in Sarpa salpa, which is not normally psychoactive. It is, in fact, often served as a dish at seafood restaurants in the Mediterranean area. It is presently believed that the fish ingests a particular algae or phytoplankton which renders it hallucinogenic.
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Location: Mercato di Mezzo, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Photo credit: © Andrew N. Gagg / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: actinopterygii, animalia, bream, chordata, close-, edible, fish, fishes, fishmonger, food, hallucinogen, italian, italy, marine, market, perciformes, porgy, sale, salema, salpa, sarpa, sea, seafood, selling, shop, sparidae, stall, striped
