HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Students and faculty at Hawaii Pacific University are contributing new research toward underreported illnesses caused by consuming fish contaminated with marine toxins.

Ciguatera poisoning (CP) is most prevalent in reef predators but has also been detected in reef herbivores, which include a range of fish species here in Hawaii.

These fish include uku (green jobfish), ulua/papio (giant trevally), mu (bigeye emperor), kole/palani (surgeonfish), ʻomilu (jacks), kaku (barracuda), roi (grouper), and knifejaws.

HPU Associate Professor of Marine Science Matthew Iacchei, Ph.D. and Professor F. David Horgen, Ph.D, have been working closely with five undergraduate HPU students, studying the microscopic organism that can pose serious health risks to humans.

The team is

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