Heavy Metals

Fish Species

Pb

Mn

Cu

Cd

MPI*

Grey mullet

Liza ramada

1.40 ± 0.61bcd

0.96 ± 0.14cd

3.52 ± 1.13a

0.16 ± 0.02cd

0.93

Sabaki tilapia

Oreochromis spilurus

0.31 ± 0.06e

0.36 ± 0.18d

3.25 ± 0.60a

0.21 ± 0.03cd

0.53

Indian oil sardine

Sardinella longiceps

1.67 ± 0.13abcd

2.28 ± 0.16abc

3.40 ± 0.23a

0.85 ± 0.13a

1.82

Golden thread fin bream

Nemipterus japonicus

1.80 ± 0.22abc

2.39 ± 1.00ab

3.97 ± 2.08a

0.48 ± 0.09bc

1.69

Gilt head bream

Sparus aurata

0.30 ± 0.22e

0.50 ± 0.17d

1.53 ± 0.47a

0.12 ± 0.03d

0.41

Asian seabass

Lates calcarifer

1.04 ± 0.38cde

0.33 ± 0.03d

3.88 ± 1.00a

0.37 ± 0.13bcd

0.84

Job fish

Apharus rutilanus

0.69 ± 0.21de

1.03 ± 0.67bcd

3.24 ± 1.14a

0.26 ± 0.03bcd

0.88

Spangled emperor

Lethrinus nebuloses

2.22 ± 0.31ab

1.51 ± 0.33abcd

3.65 ± 1.18a

0.13 ± 0.05d

1.12

Dusky grouper

Epinephelus marginatus

1.97 ± 0.46abc

0.75 ± 0.09d

3.89 ± 0.29a

0.11 ± 0.07d

0.89

Rusty parrot fish

Scarus ferrugineus

0.94 ± 0.24cde

2.62 ± 0.44a

3.49 ± 0.68a

0.54 ± 0.24b

1.47

Half spotted grouper

Cephalopholis hemistiktos

2.64 ± 0.40a

1.62 ± 0.44abcd

3.71 ± 0.67a

0.16 ± 0.02cd

1.26

F value

5.50

3.74

0.46

5.41

-

Limited level

2.001

5.402

40.003

0.501

3.83