Species

Site

Fe

Co

Cu

Cd

Pb

Reference

Ethmolosa fimbriata

Down beach

77.4

17.2

1.4

2.2

0.9

This study

Ambas Bay

-

-

0.4

-

-

[19]

Drepane africana

Down beach

25.8

14.5

1.7

1.9

0.9

this study

Tema port

18.5

nd

0.3

nd

0.08

[35]*

Takoradi fishing harbor

9.8

nd

0.3

0.03

nd

Elmina landing beach

8.3

nd

0.2

0.03

nd

Dentex moroccanus

Down beach

3.6

19.6

0.8

2.3

1.0

This study

Arius latiscotatus

Down beach

37.7

12.1

0.7

1.4

0.7

Scarus hoefleri

Down beach

40.4

16.5

0.9

1.9

0.8

Cynoglossus browni

Down beach

29.0

21.4

1.3

2.5

1.1

Sardinella madorensis

Down beach

29.6

16.4

1.3

1.7

0.8

Pseudotolithus elongatus

Wovia

44.6

16.4

0.6

2.0

0.9

Pseudotolithus typus

Down beach

74.9

21.1

1.1

2.1

0.9