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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