Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I. Harmful fishes -- Chapter 2. Biting and Predator Fish Group -- Chapter 3. Harmful fish group -- Chapter 4. Electric Fishes -- Part II Poisonous -- Chapter 5. Poisonous Fishes -- Part III Venomous fishes. Chapter 6. Icthyocrinotoxic Fishes.

Among the aims of the present book is to educate locals about the danger of this group of fishes as part of a public education and awareness program that should be initiated in the coastal areas. It is therefore important to identify and assess the hazards posed by various fishes in each region and bring the results to public attention. In addition, at locations where hazards involving dangerous fish have been identified, procedures should be developed for treating any injuries sustained. This book will be a reference book to both Academic and students in different disciplines of knowledge to use in their research on fishes of New Zealand and the Pacific. The scholars interested in fish fauna of New Zealand will use this book as a guide to compare the dangerous fish fauna of New Zealand with those of the other parts of The Pacific regions. .