In the present study, the antimicrobial effect of tissue extract
of puffer fish A. reticularis against bacteria and fungus
is not that much noteworthy which can be suggested for the
biomedical usage. This result is not surprising because the
mucus is the biological interface between fish and their
aqueous environment and is composed of biochemically diverse
secretions [20, 1] that play a role in the prevention of
colonization by parasites, bacteria and fungi