Fish Species

Heavy metals in fish muscles (μg/g dry. wt.)

Site

Cu

Zn

Cr

Cd

Reference

Acanthopagurus bifaclatus

Red Sea

0.51

4.34

0.72

0.26

[25]

Ctenochaetus striatus

Gulf of Aqaba,Red Sea

0.87

21.38

1.36

0.83

[26]

Lethrinus sp.

Red Sea

0.40

8.00

0.34

0.45

[27]

Scomberomrus commerson

Yemen, Gulf Aden

1.30

8.00

0.90

0.39

[28]

Boops boops

Black Sea

3.08

6.81

0.22

0.10

[29]

Thunnus thynnus

Mediterranean Sea

1.01

16.54

0.74

0.05

[30]

Nemipterus japonicas

Hurghada, Red Sea

0.28

2.13

0.82

0.02

[31]

Caranxsex faciatus

Jeddah coast, Red Sea

0.91

5.33

0.00

0.90

[32]