Dictionary of Ichthyology  

MS-222 = a fish anaesthetic applied by immersion in dosed water
(tricaine methanesulphonate, methanesulfonate salt or 3-aminobenzoic acid
ethyl ester (C₉H₁₁NO₂• CH₄SO₃)). A white powder best transported across borders in its original container.

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