Potentially dangerous fish of the Paraiba Estuary: Identification and envenomation mechanisms

*Corresponding author: Anderson Kelvin Saraiva Macêdo, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campus V, Rua Horácio Trajano, Cristo Redentor, 58070-450 João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil. Tel: +55(83)99941-5347 E-mail: andersshp1@bol.com.br Foundation Project: Supported by CAPES/Science without Frontiers Program (Project 173/2012). The journal implements double-blind peer review practiced by specially invited international editorial board members.

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