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n. - Important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas.

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  • High levels of histamine can cause an allergic reaction called scombroid poisoning.
  • And what better way is there to insult the scombroid landlord (resembling a mackerel) or that tumbrel of a brother-in-law (a person who is drunk to the point of...
  • Mahimahi and ahi are commonly associated with scombroid fish poisoning in Hawaii, Kanenaka said.
  • The laboratory offers histamine testing services which helps prevent scombroid poisoning from unsafe seafood.
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