The species most commonly claimed to be capable of producing this kind of toxicity include several species from the genus Kyphosus, including Kyphosus fuscus, K. cinerascens, and K.
[1] It is unclear whether the toxins are produced by the fish themselves or by marine algae in their diet, but a dietary origin may be more likely.
[citation needed] Sarpa salpa, a species of bream, can induce LSD-like hallucinations if it is eaten.
In 2006, two men who ate fish, apparently the Sarpa salpa caught in the Mediterranean, were affected by ichthyoallyeinotoxism and experienced hallucinations lasting for several days.
[4][5] Other hallucinogenic fish are Siganus spinus,[6] called "the fish that inebriates" in Reunion Island, and Mulloides flavolineatus (formerly Mulloidichthys samoensis),[7] called "the chief of ghosts" in Hawaii.