| Fish species | Latin name | Fish family | Marine habitat | Region of the Indian Ocean | No. of specimen | Fish w. MP (%) | MP/fish | Reference | ||||
| Acanthuriformes | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | Acanthurus sp. | Acanthuridae | reef-associated | Ennore, Southeast India | 10 |
| 4.8 MP/ individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| Coitor croaker | Johnius coitor | Sciaenidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Bearded croaker | Johnius amblycephalus | Sciaenidae | demersal | Koyilandy, off coast of Kerala, India | 2 | 50% | 2 | Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Blotched croaker | Nibea maculata | Sciaenidae | demersal | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (pre-monsoon) | 2 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Silver croaker | Pennahia argentatus | Sciaenidae | benthopelagic | off Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India | 20 |
|
| Nithin (2022) [185] | ||||
| Donkey croaker | Pennahia anea | Sciaenidae | demersal | off the coast of Kerala, India | 11 | 18.2% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Pama croaker | Otolithoides pama | Sciaenidae | benthopelagic | Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Bangladesh | 10 |
|
| Ghosh (2021) [48] | ||||
| Splendid ponyfish | Leiognathus splendens | Leiognathidae | demersal | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (post-monsoon) | 6 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Common ponyfish | Leiognathus equula | Leiognathidae | demersal | off the coast of Tamil Nadu, India | 10 | 10% |
| Karthik (2018) [112] | ||||
| Pennant coralfish | Heniochus acuminatus | Chaetodontidae | reef-associated | Thoothukudi, Gulf of Mannar, South India | 25 |
| 9.6 MP/100g muscle 15 MP/100g intestine | Selvam (2021) [186] | ||||
| Streaked spinefoot | Siganus javus | Siganidae | reef-associated | off the coast of Tamil Nadu, India | 29 | 10.3% |
| Karthik (2018) [112] | ||||
| Shortnose ponyfish | Leiognathus brevirostris | Leiognathidae | demersal | Thoothukudi, Gulf of Mannar, South India | 15 |
| 12 MP/100g muscle 13.2 MP/100g instestine | Selvam (2021) [186] | ||||
| Streaked spinefoot | Siganus javus | Siganidae | reef-associated | Adyar & Ennore, Southeast India | 20 |
| 4.2 MP/ individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| Pinspotted spinefoot | Siganus fusescens | Siganidae | reef-associated | Adyar & Ennore, Southeast India | 20 |
| 3.9 MP/ individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| Anabantiformes | ||||||||||||
| Spotted snake head | Channa punctata | Channidae | benthopelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Anguilliformes | ||||||||||||
| Indian mud moray eel | Gymnothorax tile | Muraenidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Aulopiformes | ||||||||||||
| Greater lizardfish | Saurida tumbil | Synodontidae | reef-associated | Chabahar Bay, Iran | 10 |
| 2.28 ± 2.15 | Kord (2019) [187] | ||||
| Greater lizardfish | Saurida tumbil | Synodontidae | reef-associated | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (post-monsoon) | 13 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Greater lizardfish | Saurida tumbil | Synodontidae | reef-associated | Port Blair Bay, Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 9 | 44.4% |
| Goswami (2020) [53] | ||||
| Glassy Bombay duck | Harpadon translucens | Synodontidae | demersal | Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar, Northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh | 25 |
| 5.80 ± 1.41 | Hossain (2019) [44] | ||||
| Bombay duck | Harpadon nehereus | Synodontidae | benthopelagic | Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar, Northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh | 25 |
| 8.72 ± 1.54 | Hossain (2019) [44] | ||||
| Bombay duck | Harpadon nehereus | Synodontidae | benthopelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 10 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Bombay duck | Harpadon nehereus | Synodontidae | benthopelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Bombay duck | Harpadon nehereus | Synodontidae | benthopelagic | Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Bangladesh | 10 |
|
| Ghosh (2021) [48] | ||||
| Bombay duck | Harpadon nehereus | Synodontidae | benthopelagic | Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh |
|
| 28.5 MP/g | Hasan (2022) [46] | ||||
| Bombay duck | Harpadon nehereus | Synodontidae | benthopelagic | Kuakata, Bangladesh |
|
| 41.3 MP/g | Hasan (2022) [46] | ||||
| Bombay duck | Harpadon nehereus | Synodontidae | benthopelagic | Tuticorin, Indian Southeast coast | 20 |
| 3.64 ± 1.7 MP/ind. 0.008 ± 0.001 MP/g bw | Sathish (2020) [188] | ||||
| Beloniformes | ||||||||||||
| Banded needlefish | Strongylura leiura | Belonidae | reef-associated | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Freshwater garfish | Xenentodon cancila | Belonidae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Tropical two-wing flyingfish | Exocoetus volitans | Exocoetidae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Long-billed half-beak | Rhynchorhamphus georgii | Hemiramphidae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Long-billed half-beak | Rhynchorhamphus georgii | Hemiramphidae | pelagic-neritic | Koyilandy, off the coast of Kerala, India | 1 | 100% | 2 | Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Dussumier’s halfbeak | Hyporhamphus dussumieri | Hemiramphidae | reef-associated | off the coast of Kerala, India | 1 | 0% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Carangiformes | ||||||||||||
| Indian horse mackerel; Torpedo scad | Megalaspis cordyla | Carangidae | reef-associated | Kalamukku, Kerala, India | 30 |
|
| Daniel (2020) [189] | ||||
| Indian horse mackerel; Torpedo scad | Megalaspis cordyla | Carangidae | reef-associated | Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Bangladesh | 10 |
|
| Ghosh (2021) [48] | ||||
| Cape horse mackerel | Trachurus capensis | Carangidae | reef-associated | Agulhas Bank, RSA | 15 |
| 0.21 ± 0.06 MP/g | Sparks (2020) [190] | ||||
| Cleftbelly trevally | Atropus atropus | Carangidae | pelagic-neritic | Thoothukudi, Gulf of Mannar, South India |
|
| 15.2 MP/100g muscle 44.1 MP/100g intestine | Selvam (2021) [186] | ||||
| Longnose trevally | Carangoides chrysophrys | Carangidae | reef-associated | Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Bangladesh | 10 |
|
| Ghosh (2021) [48] | ||||
| Blacktip trevally | Caranx heberi | Carangidae | reef-associated | off the coast of Kerala, India | 2 | 0% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Razorbelly scad | Alepes kleinii | Carangidae | reef-associated | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Shrimp scad | Alepes djedaba | Carangidae | reef-associated | off the coast of Kerala, India | 8 | 25% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Shrimp scad | Alepes djedaba | Carangidae | reef-associated | Port Blair Bay, Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 6 | 50% |
| Goswami (2020) [53] | ||||
| Long-fin trevally | Carangoides armatus | Carangidae | reef-associated | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Long-fin trevally | Carangoides armatus | Carangidae | reef-associated | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (post-monsoon) | 20 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Malabar trevally | Carangoides malabaricus | Carangidae | reef-associated | off the coast of Kerala, India | 4 | 25% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Malabar trevally (adults) | Carangoides malabaricus | Carangidae | reef-associated | Port Blair Bay, Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 4 | 75% |
| Goswami (2020) [53] | ||||
| Malabar trevally (juveniles) | Carangoides malabaricus | Carangidae | reef-associated | Port Blair Bay, Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 6 | 33.3% |
| Goswami (2020) [53] | ||||
| Malabar trevally | Carangoides malabaricus | Carangidae | reef-associated | Adyar & Ennore, Southeast India | 20 |
| 5.9 MP/individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| Big-eye scad | Selar crumenophthalmus | Carangidae | reef-associated | South Maledives | 35 | 80% | 4.03 ± 5.6 MP/fish 0.02 MP/g | Shiyana (2022) [191] | ||||
| Big-eye scad | Selar crumenophthalmus | Carangidae | reef-associated | off Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India | 20 |
|
| Nithin (2022) [185] | ||||
| Mackerel scad | Decapterus macarellus | Carangidae | pelagic-oceanic | South Maledives | 21 | 76.2% | 2.19 ± 2.0 MP/fish 0.04 MP/g | Shiyana (2022) [191] | ||||
| Carcharhiniformes | ||||||||||||
| Copper shark | Carcharhinus brachyurus | Carcharhinidae | reef-associated | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Cliff (2002) [182] | ||||
| Dusky shark | Carcharhinus obscurus | Carcharhinidae | reef-associated | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Cliff (2002) [182] | ||||
| Black tip shark | Carcharhinus limbatus | Carcharhinidae | reef-associated | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Cliff (2002) [182] | ||||
| Bull shark | Carcharhinus leucas | Carcharhinidae | reef-associated | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Cliff (2002) [182] | ||||
| Java shark (pigeye shark) | Carcharhinus amboinensis | Carcharhinidae | reef-associated | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Cliff (2002) [182] | ||||
| Spinner shark | Carcharhinus brevipinna | Carcharhinidae | reef-associated | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Cliff (2002) [182] | ||||
| Sandbar shark | Carcharhinus plumbeus | Carcharhinidae | benthopelagic | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Cliff (2002) [182] | ||||
| Spadenose shark | Scoliodon laticaudus | Carcharhinidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Milk shark | Rhizoprionodon acutus | Carcharhinidae | benthopelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Milk shark | Rhizoprionodon acutus | Carcharhinidae | benthopelagic | Bay of Bengal, Chennai | 40 |
| 4.74 ± 1.82 | Janardhanam (2022) [192] | ||||
| Scalloped hammerhead | Sphyrna lewini | Sphyrnidae | pelagic-oceanic | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Cliff (2002) [182] | ||||
| Great hammerhead | Sphyrna mokarran | Sphyrnidae | pelagic-oceanic | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Cliff (2002) [182] | ||||
| Smooth hammerhead | Sphyrna zygaena | Sphyrnidae | pelagic-oceanic | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Cliff (2002) [182] | ||||
| Arabian smooth-hound | Mustelus mosis | Triakidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Centrarchiformes | ||||||||||||
| Crescent grunter, Thornfish (juvenile) | Terapon jarbua | Terapontidae | demersal | Umgeni, KwaZulu Natal, RSA | 29 | 48% | 0.66 ± 0.81 | Naidoo (2020) [193] | ||||
| Crescent grunter, Thornfish | Terapon jarbua | Terapontidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Crescent grunter, Thornfish | Terapon jarbua | Terapontidae | demersal | off Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India | 20 |
|
| Nithin (2022) [185] | ||||
| Small-scaled terapon | Terapon puta | Terapontidae | benthopelagic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (post-monsoon) | 13 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Cichliformes | ||||||||||||
| Mozambique tilapia (juvenile) | Oreochromis mossambicus | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | St. Lucia, KwaZulu, Natal, RSA | 29 | 38% | 0.41 ± 0.57 | Naidoo (2020) [193] | ||||
| Mozambique tilapia (juvenile) | Oreochromis mossambicus | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | Isipingo, KwaZulu, Natal, RSA | 29 | 45% | 0.59 ± 0.73 | Naidoo (2020) [193] | ||||
| Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | Adyar & Ennore, Southeast India | 20 |
| 4.9 MP/individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| Green chromide (Pearl spot) | Etroplus suratensis | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | off Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India | 20 |
|
| Nithin (2022) [185] | ||||
| Green chromide (Pearl spot) | Etroplus suratensis | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | Adyar, Southeast India | 10 |
| 4.9 MP/individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| Clupeiformes | ||||||||||||
| Indian oil sardine | Sardinella longiceps | Clupeidae | reef-associated | Kalamukku, Kerala, India | 30 |
|
| Daniel (2020) [189] | ||||
| Indian oil sardine | Sardinella longiceps | Clupeidae | reef-associated | Koyilandy, off the coast of Kerala, India | 1 | 0% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Chacunda gizzard shad | Anodontostoma chacunda | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Kalamukku, Kerala, India | 30 |
|
| Daniel (2020) [189] | ||||
| Chacunda gizzard shad | Anodontostoma chacunda | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Bangladesh | 10 |
|
| Ghosh (2021) [48] | ||||
| Chacunda gizzard shad | Anodontostoma chacunda | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Off the coast of Kerala, India | 4 | 0% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Hilsa shad | Tenualosa ilisha | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 3 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Hilsa shad | Tenualosa ilisha | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Hilsa shad | Tenualosa ilisha | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Bangladesh |
|
| 19.13 ± 10.77 | Siddique (2022) [47] | ||||
| Bigeye ilisha | Ilisha megaloptera | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Pallithottam, off the coast of Kerala, India | 1 | 0% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Bloch’s gizzard shad | Nematalosa nasus | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Payyambalam, off the coast of Kerala, India | 3 | 0% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Hamilton’s thryssa | Thryssa hamiltonii | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Moustached thryssa | Thryssa mystax | Clupeidae | pelagic-oceanic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (pre-monsoon) | 12 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Longjaw thryssa | Thryssa setirostris | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | off Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India | 20 |
|
| Nithin (2022) [185] | ||||
| Toli shad | Tenualosa toli | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 3 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Toli shad | Tenualosa toli | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Adyar, Southeast India | 10 |
| 5.2 MP/individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| Deepbody sardinella | Sardinella brachysoma | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Bangladesh | 10 |
|
| Ghosh (2021) [48] | ||||
| Goldstripe sardinella | Sardinella gibbosa | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, India | 12 | 16.7% |
| Karthik (2022) [194] | ||||
| Goldstripe sardinella | Sardinella gibbosa | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Kalamukku, Kerala, India | 30 |
|
| Daniel (2020) [189] | ||||
| Goldstripe sardinella | Sardinella gibbosa | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar, Northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh | 25 |
| 3.20 ± 1.16 | Hossain (2019) [44] | ||||
| Goldstripe sardinella | Sardinella gibbosa | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Goldstripe sardinella | Sardinella gibbosa | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (post-monsoon) | 40 | 2.5% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Fringescale sardinella | Sardinella fimbriata | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Indian oil sardine | Sardinella longiceps | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 4 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Indian oil sardine | Sardinella longiceps | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (monsoon) | 40 | 5% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Indian oil sardine | Sardinella longiceps | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (pre-monsoon) | 50 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Indian oil sardine | Sardinella longiceps | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (post-monsoon) | 33 | 9.1% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Razorbelly | Hilsa kelee | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Naidoo (2017) [195] | ||||
| Razorbelly | Hilsa kelee | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| South American pilchard | Sardinops sagax | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Cape Town, RSA | 24 | 88% | 1.88 | Bakir (2020) [196] | ||||
| South American pilchard | Sardinops sagax | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Mossel Bay, RSA | 29 | 90% | 2.38 | Bakir (2020) [196] | ||||
| South American pilchard (Australian sardine) | Sardinops sagax | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | Frenchman Bay, Western Australia | 27 | 26% | 0.26 ± 0.45 | Crutchett (2020) [197] | ||||
| South American pilchard (Australian sardine) | Sardinops sagax | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | off the coast of Perth, Western Australia | 20 | 10% | 0.80 ± 0.75 | Wootton (2021) [198] | ||||
| South American pilchard (Australian sardine) | Sardinops sagax | Clupeidae | pelagic-neritic | South coasts, RSA | 25 | 76% | 2.8 | Ross (2017) [199] | ||||
| White sardinella | Sardinella albella | Clupeidae | reef-associated | Tuticorin, Indian Southeast coast | 20 |
| 1.2 ± 0.2 MP/ind. 0.75 ± 0.01 MP/gut 0.04 ± 0.005 MP/g bw | Sathish (2020) [188] | ||||
| White sardinella | Sardinella albella | Clupeidae | reef-associated | off Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India | 20 |
|
| Nithin (2022) [185] | ||||
| Rainbow sardine | Dussumieria acuta | Dussumieriidae | pelagic-neritic | Kalamukku, Kerala, India | 30 |
|
| Daniel (2020) [189] | ||||
| Rainbow sardine | Dussumieria acuta | Dussumieriidae | pelagic-neritic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India |
|
|
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Whitehead’s round herring | Etrumeus whiteheadii | Dussumieriidae | pelagic-neritic | Cape Town, RSA | 25 | 72% | `1.20 | Bakir (2020) [196] | ||||
| Whitehead’s round herring | Etrumeus whiteheadii | Dussumieriidae | pelagic-neritic | Mossel Bay, RSA | 25 | 80% | 1.80 | Bakir (2020) [196] | ||||
| Whitehead’s round herring | Etrumeus whiteheadii | Dussumieriidae | pelagic-neritic | Agulhas Bank, RSA | 15 |
| 0.05 ± 0.01 MP/g | Sparks (2020) [190] | ||||
| Whitehead’s round herring | Etrumeus whiteheadii | Dussumieriidae | pelagic-neritic | Indian Ocean, RSA | 25 | 44% | 0.8 MP/ind. | Ross (2017) [199] | ||||
| European anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | Engraulidae | pelagic-neritic | Cape town, RSA | 25 | 64% | 0.96 | Bakir (2020) [196] | ||||
| European anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | Engraulidae | pelagic-neritic | Mossel Bay, RSA | 25 | 48% | 0.92 | Bakir (2020) [196] | ||||
| European anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | Engraulidae | pelagic-neritic | Indian Ocean, RSA | 25 | 80% | 2.68 MP/ind. | Ross (2017) [199] | ||||
| Goldspotted grenadier anchovy | Coilia dussumieri
| Engraulidae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 25 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Goldspotted grenadier anchovy | Coilia dussumieri
| Engraulidae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Neglected grenadier anchovy | Coilia neglecta | Engraulidae | pelagic-neritic | Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Bangladesh | 10 |
|
| Ghosh (2021) [48] | ||||
| Malabar thryssa | Thryssa dussumieri | Engraulidae | pelagic-neritic | Kalamukku, Kerala, India | 30 |
|
| Daniel (2020) [189] | ||||
| Malabar thryssa | Thryssa dussumieri | Engraulidae | pelagic-neritic | Coastal waters around of Karachi, Pakistan | 3 |
|
| Akhter (2022) [200] | ||||
| Indian anchovy | Stolephorus indicus | Engraulidae | pelagic-neritic | Kalamukku, Kerala, India | 30 |
|
| Daniel (2020) [189] | ||||
| Indian anchovy | Stolephorus indicus | Engraulidae | pelagic-neritic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (monsoon) | 40 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Indian anchovy | Stolephorus indicus | Engraulidae | pelagic-neritic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (pre-monsoon) | 40 | 2.5% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Indian anchovy | Stolephorus indicus | Engraulidae | pelagic-neritic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (post-monsoon) | 47 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Gangetic hairfin anchovy | Setipinna phasa | Engraulidae | pelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Common hairfin anchovy | Setipinna tenuifilis | Engraulidae | pelagic-neritic | Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Bangladesh | 10 |
|
| Ghosh (2021) [48] | ||||
| Dorab wolf-herring | Chirocentrus dorab | Chirocentridae | reef associated | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Dorab wolf-herring | Chirocentrus dorab | Chirocentridae | reef associated | Tuticorin, Indian Southeast coast | 20 |
| 2.81 ± 1.01 MP/ind. 0.08 ± 0.04 MP/g gut 0.004 ± 0.002 MP/g bw | Sathish (2020) [188] | ||||
| Tardoore | Opisthopterus tardoore | Pristigasteridae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Cypriniformes | ||||||||||||
| Swamp barb | Puntius chola | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Guntea loach | Lepidocephalichthys guntea | Cobitidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Gangetic scissortail rasbora | Rasbora rasbora | Danionidae | benthopelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Elopiformes | ||||||||||||
| Tenpounder | Elops machnata | Elopidae | pelagic-neritic | Ennore, Southeast India | 10 |
| 3.2 MP/individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| Gadiformes | ||||||||||||
| Cape hake | Merluccius capensis | Merlucciidae | bathydemersal | Agulhas Bank, RSA | 15 |
| 0.25 ± 0.03 MP/g | Sparks (2020) [190] | ||||
| Deep water Cape hake | Merluccius paradoxus | Merlucciidae | bathydemersal | Agulhas Bank, RSA | 15 |
| 0.15 ± 0.04 MP/g | Sparks (2020) [190] | ||||
| Gobiiformes | ||||||||||||
| Pointy-tailed goby | Pseudapocryptes elongatus | Gobiidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 8 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Pointy-tailed goby | Pseudapocryptes elongatus | Gobiidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Mudskipper | Periophthalmus sp. | Gobiidae | demersal | Ulhas River estuary, India | 50 | 34% | 3.75 ± 1.26 MP to 6.11 ± 1.17 MP/fish | Kumkar (2021) [201] | ||||
| Tank goby | Glossogobius giuris | Gobiidae | benthopelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 5 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Istiophoriformes | ||||||||||||
| Indo-pacific sailfish | Istiophorus platypterus | Istiophoridae | pelagic-oceanic | Tuticorin, Indian Southeast coast | 10 |
| 0.11 ± 0.063 MP/ind. 1.1 × 10−6 MP/g bw 2 × 10−5 MP/g gut | Sathish (2020) [188] | ||||
| Lamniformes | ||||||||||||
| Sand tiger shark | Carcharias taurus | Odontaspididae | reef-associated | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Cliff (2002) [182] | ||||
| Great white shark | Carcharodon carcharias | Lamnidae | pelagic-oceanic | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Cliff (2002) [182] | ||||
| Mulliformes | ||||||||||||
| Yellow-striped goatfish | Upeneus vittatus | Mullidae | reef-associated | Port Blair Bay, Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 10 | 40% |
| Goswami (2020) [53] | ||||
| Myliobatiformes | ||||||||||||
| Pale-edged stingray | Telatrygon zugei | Dasyatidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Leopard whipray | Himantura undulata | Dasyatidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Long-tailed butterfly ray | Gymnura poecilura | Gymnuridae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Perciformes | ||||||||||||
| Pink ear emperor | Lethrinus Lentjan | Lethrinidae | reef-associated | Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, India | 10 | 20% |
| Karthik (2022) [194] | ||||
| Estuarine mullet (Flathead grey mullet) | Mugil cephalus | Mugilidae | benthopelagic | Durban Harbor, RSA | 70 | 73% | 3.8 ± 4.5 | Naidoo (2015) [148] | ||||
| Estuarine mullet (Flathead grey mullet) | Mugil cephalus | Mugilidae | benthopelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Estuarine mullet (Flathead grey mullet) | Mugil cephalus | Mugilidae | benthopelagic | off coast of Tamil Nadu, India | 12 | 16.7% |
| Karthik (2018) [112] | ||||
| Estuarine mullet (Flathead grey mullet) | Mugil cephalus | Mugilidae | benthopelagic | off Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India | 20 |
|
| Nithin (2022) [184] | ||||
| Estuarine mullet (Flathead grey mullet) | Mugil cephalus | Mugilidae | benthopelagic | off the coast of Kerala, India | 5 | 40% | 2 | Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Estuarine mullet (Flathead grey mullet) | Mugil cephalus | Mugilidae | benthopelagic | off the coast of Perth, Western Australia | 20 | 50% | 0.70 ± 0.18 | Wootton (2021) [198] | ||||
| Estuarine mullet (Flathead grey mullet) | Mugil cephalus | Mugilidae | benthopelagic | Adyar & Ennore, Southeast India | 20 |
| 6.2 MP/individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| Southern mullet (postflexion larvae) | Chelon richardsonii | Mugilidae | demersal | Algoa Bay, South Africa | 96 | overall 60% | 2.1 MF/ind. <0.1 MP/ind. | McGregor 2020 [202] | ||||
| Southern mullet (early juveniles) | Chelon richardsonii | Mugilidae | demersal | Algoa Bay, South Africa | 6 | 3.3 MF/ind. <0.2 MP/ind. | McGregor 2020 [202] | |||||
| Southern mullet (juveniles) | Chelon richardsonii | Mugilidae | demersal | Algoa Bay, South Africa | 4 |
| 1.2 MF/ind. <0.3 MP/ind. | McGregor 2020 [202] | ||||
| Southern mullet (sub-adults) | Chelon richardsonii | Mugilidae | demersal | Algoa Bay, South Africa | 8 | 1.5 MF/ind. 0.1 MP/ind. | McGregor 2020 [202] | |||||
| Southern mullet (adults) | Chelon richardsonii | Mugilidae | demersal | Algoa Bay, South Africa | 36 | 1.8 MF/ind. 0.1 MP/ind. | McGregor 2020 [202] | |||||
| Mullet (juvenile) | Mugil sp. | Mugilidae | benthopelagic | Umgeni, KwaZulu Natal, RSA | 29 | 59% | 1.14 ± 1.25 | Naidoo (2020) [193] | ||||
| Mullet (juvenile) | Mugil sp. | Mugilidae | benthopelagic | Durban Harbor, KwaZulu Natal, RSA | 29 | 55% | 1.00 ± 1.46 | Naidoo (2020) [193] | ||||
| Largescale mullet | Planiliza macrolepis | Mugilidae | demersal | Thaikadappuram, off the coast of Kerala, India | 2 | 50% | 1 | Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Grooved mullet | Liza dumerilii | Mugilidae | demersal | Catemba beach, Maputo, Mocambique | 20 | 15% | 1-3 | Karlsson (2015) [133] | ||||
| Greenback mullet | Liza subviridis | Mugilidae | demersal | Coastal waters around Karachi, Pakistan | 15 |
|
| Akhter (2022) [200] | ||||
| Malabar glassy perchlet (juvenile) | Ambassis dussumieri | Ambassidae | demersal | Durban Harbor, KwaZulu Natal, RSA | 29 | 69% | 0.93 ± 0.75 | Naidoo (2020) [193] | ||||
| Australian snapper | Chrysophrys auratus | Sparidae | reef-associated | off the coast of Perth, Western Australia | 19 | 36.8% | 1.32 ± 0.64 | Wootton (2021) [198] | ||||
| Bengal yellowfin seabream | Acanthopagrus datnia | Sparidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 3 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Carpenter seabream | Argyrozona argyrozona | Sparidae | benthopelagic | Agulhas Bank, RSA | 15 |
| 0.03 ± 0.01 MP/g | Sparks (2020) [190] | ||||
| Goldsilk seabream | Acanthopagrus berda | Sparidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 1 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Goldsilk seabream | Acanthopagrus berda | Sparidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Threadfin silver biddy | Gerres filamentosus | Gerridae | demersal | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Naidoo (2017) [195] | ||||
| Threadfin silver biddy | Gerres filamentosus | Gerridae | demersal | Payyambalam, off the coast of Kerala, India | 1 | 0% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Threadfin silver biddy | Gerres filamentosus | Gerridae | demersal | Port Blair bay, Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 13 | 30.8% |
| Goswami (2020) [53] | ||||
| Common silver biddy | Gerres oyena | Gerridae | reef-associated | Adyar, Southeast India | 10 |
| 5.9 MP/individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| Northern Whiting | Sillago sihama | Sillaginidae | reef-associated | KwaZulu Natal, RSA |
|
|
| Naidoo (2017) [195] | ||||
| Northern Whiting | Sillago sihama | Sillaginidae | reef-associated | off the coast of Kerala, India | 9 | 22.2% | 1 | Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Northern Whiting | Sillago sihama | Sillaginidae | reef-associated | Marine Station, Inhaca Island, Maputo, Mocambique | 20 | 40% | 1 - 5 | Karlsson (2015) [133] | ||||
| Indian Sillago | Sillago indicus | Sillaginidae | demersal | Adyar, Southeast India | 10 |
| 3.8 MP/individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| King George Whiting | Sillaginodes punctatus | Sillaginidae | demersal | off the coast of Perth, Western Australia | 24 | 12.5% | 0.13 ± 0.08 | Wootton (2021) [198] | ||||
| Lane snapper | Lutjanus synagris | Lutjanidae | pelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 4 |
| - | Sultan (2023) [49] | ||||
| Bigeye snapper | Lutjanus lutjanus | Lutjanidae | reef-associated | off the coast of Kerala, India | 1 | 0% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Brownstripe red snapper | Lutjanus vitta | Lutjanidae | reef-associated | off the coast of Kerala, India | 1 | 0% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Brownstripe red snapper | Lutjanus vitta | Lutjanidae | reef-associated | Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, India | 6 | 16.7% |
| Karthik (2022) [194] | ||||
| Russell’s snapper | Lutjanus russellii | Lutjanidae | reef-associated | Thottapally, off the coast of Kerala, India | 2 | 50% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Two-spot red snapper | Lutjanus bohar | Lutjanidae | reef-associated | Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, India | 10 | 30% |
| Karthik (2022) [194] | ||||
| Striped snapper | Lutjanus indicus | Lutjanidae | reef-associated | Adyar, Southeast India | 10 |
| 5.8 MP/individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| John’s snapper | Lutjanus johnii | Lutjanidae | reef-associated | Chabahar Bay, Iran | 10 |
| 2.44 ± 1.46 | Kord (2019) [187] | ||||
| Common archerfish | Toxotes chatareus | Toxotidae | pelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 4 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Spotted scat | Parascolopsis eriomma | Scatophagidae | benthopelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 6 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Spotted scat | Scatophargus argus | Scatophagidae | reef-associated | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Spotted scat | Scatophargus argus | Scatophagidae | reef-associated | Ennore, Southeast India | 10 |
| 6.3 MP/indiividual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| False trevally | Lactarius lactarius | Lactariidae | pelagic-neritic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (pre-monsoon) | 15e | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Barramundi | Lates calcarifer | Latidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 3 |
| - | Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Barramundi | Lates calcarifer | Latidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Saddle grunt | Pomadasys maculatus | Haemulidae | reef-associated | off the coast of Kerala, India | 3 | 0% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Japanese threadfin seabream | Nemipterus japonicus | Nemipteridae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Japanese threadfin seabream | Nemipterus japonicus | Nemipteridae | demersal | off the coast of Kerala, India | 3 | 0% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Japanese threadfin seabream | Nemipterus japonicus | Nemipteridae | demersal | Ennore, Southeast India | 10 |
| 7.6 MP/individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| Randall’s threadfin bream | Nemipterus randalli | Nemipteridae | demersal | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (pre-monsoon) | 7 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Randall’s threadfin bream | Nemipterus randalli | Nemipteridae | demersal | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (monsoon) | 20 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Randall’s threadfin bream | Nemipterus randalli | Nemipteridae | demersal | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (post-monsoon) | 11 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Notched-fin threadfin bream | Nemipterus peronei | Nemipteridae | demersal | Chabahar Bay, Iran | 10 |
| 2.62 ± 2.15 | Kord (2019) [187] | ||||
| Notched-fin threadfin bream | Nemipterus peronei | Nemipteridae | demersal | Port Blair Bay, Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 8 | 25% |
| Goswami (2020) [53] | ||||
| White cheek monocle bream | Scolopsis vosmeri | Nemipteridae | reef-associated | Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, India | 11 | 0% |
| Karthik (2022) [194] | ||||
| Thumbprint monocle bream | Scolopsis bimaculata | Nemipteridae | reef-associated | Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, India | 3 | 0% |
| Karthik (2022) [194] | ||||
| Moontail bullseye | Priacanthus hamrur | Priacanthidae | reef-associated | Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Bangladesh | 10 |
|
| Ghosh (2021) [48] | ||||
| Areolate grouper | Epinephelus areolatus | Epinephilidae | reef-associated | Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, India | 12 | 8.3% |
| Karthik (2022) [194] | ||||
| Spiny-cheek grouper | Epinephelus diacanthus | Serranidae | demersal | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (post-monsoon) | 8 | 0% | - | James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Orange spotted grouper | Epinephelus coiodes | Serranidae | reef-associated | Chabahar Bay, Iran | 10 |
| 4.14 ± 4.9 | Kord (2019) [187] | ||||
| Bluelined hind | Epinephelus formosa | Epinephilidae | reef-associated | Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, India | 13 | 0% |
| Karthik (2022) [194] | ||||
| Tomato hind | Cepphalopholis sonnerti | Epinephilidae | reef-associated | Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, India | 8 | 25% |
| Karthik (2022) [194] | ||||
| Pleuronectiformes | ||||||||||||
| Largescale tonguesole | Cynoglossus arel | Cynoglossidae | demersal | off Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India | 20 |
|
| Nithin (2022) [185] | ||||
| Bengal tonguesole | Cynoglossus cynoglossus | Cynoglossidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Roughscale tonguesole | Cynoglossus lida | Cynoglossidae | demersal | Port Blair bay, Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 6 | 50% |
| Goswami (2020) [53] | ||||
| Malabar tonguesole | Cynoglossus macrostomus | Cynoglossidae | benthopelagic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (pre-monsoon) | 46 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Malabar tonguesole | Cynoglossus macrostomus | Cynoglossidae | benthopelagic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (monsoon) | 40 | 5% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Malabar tonguesole | Cynoglossus macrostomus | Cynoglossidae | benthopelagic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (post-monsoon) | 20 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Scombriformes | ||||||||||||
| Australian herring | Arripis georgianus | Arripidae | pelagic-neritic | off the coast of Perth, Western Australia | 20 | 25% | 0.50 ± 0.24 | Wootton (2021) [198] | ||||
| Indian mackerel | Rastrelliger kanagurta | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | Chabahar Bay, Iran | 10 |
| 3.85 ± 3.5 | Kord (2019) [187] | ||||
| Indian mackerel | Rastrelliger kanagurta | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | Coastal waters around Karachi, Pakistan | 2 |
|
| Akhter (2022) [200] | ||||
| Indian mackerel | Rastrelliger kanagurta | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, India | 12 | 25% |
| Karthik (2022) [194] | ||||
| Indian mackerel | Rastrelliger kanagurta | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | Kalamukku, Kerala, India | 30 |
|
| Daniel (2020) [189] | ||||
| Indian mackerel | Rastrelliger kanagurta | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (monsoon) | 40 | 55% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Indian mackerel | Rastrelliger kanagurta | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (pre-monsoon) | 50 | 0% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Indian mackerel | Rastrelliger kanagurta | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | Coast off Kochi, Kerala, India (post-monsoon) | 40 | 2.5% |
| James (2020) [184] | ||||
| Indian mackerel | Rastrelliger kanagurta | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | Tuticorin, Indian Southeast coast | 20 |
| 0.98 ± 0.32 MP/ind. 0.008 ± 0.002 MP/g bw 0.13 ± 0.05 MP/g gut | Sathish (2020) [188] | ||||
| Indian mackerel | Rastrelliger kanagurta | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | off the coast of Tamil Nadu, India | 17 | 5.9% |
| Karthik (2018) [112] | ||||
| Indian mackerel | Rastrelliger kanagurta | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | off Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India | 20 |
|
| Nithin (2022) [185] | ||||
| Indian mackerel | Rastrelliger kanagurta | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | Thalikulam, off the coast of Kerala, India | 1 | 0% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Indian mackerel | Rastrelliger kanagurta | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | Ennore, Southeast India | 10 |
| 4.7 MP/individual | Selvam (2021) [186] | ||||
| Chub mackerel | Scomber japonicus | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | Agulhas Bank, RSA | 15 |
| 0.28 ± 0.05 MP/g | Sparks (2020) [190] | ||||
| Skipjack tuna | Katsuwonus pelamis | Scombridae | pelagic-oceanic | Tuticorin, Indian Southeast coast | 10 |
| 0.02 ± 0.06 MP/ind. 6.67 × 10−5 MP/g bw 0.001 ± 0.0005 MP/g gut | Sathish (2020) [188] | ||||
| Frigate tuna | Auxis thazard | Scombridae | pelagic-neritic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 3 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49] | ||||
| Obtuse barracuda | Sphyraena obtusa | Sphyraenidae | reef-associated | Kalamukku, Kerala, India | 30 |
|
| Daniel (2020) [189] | ||||
| Barracuda | Sphyraena sp. | Sphyraenidae | reef-associated | Adyar, Southeast India | 10 |
| 5.6 MP/individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| Pickhandle barracuda | Sphyraena jello | Sphyraenidae | reef-associated | Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, India | 10 | 10% |
| Karthik (2022) [194] | ||||
| Large head ribbon fish | Trichiurus lepturus | Trichiuridae | benthopelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 3 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Large head ribbon fish | Trichiurus lepturus | Trichiuridae | benthopelagic | Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh |
|
| 34.2 MP/g | Hasan (2022) [46] | ||||
| Large head ribbon fish | Trichiurus lepturus | Trichiuridae | benthopelagic | Kuakata, Bangladesh |
|
| 46.0 MP/g | Hasan (2022) [46] | ||||
| Scorpaeniformes | ||||||||||||
| Cape gurnard | Chelidonichthys capensis | Triglidae | demersal | Agulhas Bank, RSA | 15 |
| 0.25 ± 0.04 MP/g | Sparks (2020) [190] | ||||
| Siluriformes | ||||||||||||
| Long whiskers catfish | Mystus gulio | Bagridae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, near Khulna, Bangladesh | 9 |
|
| Sultan (2023) [49]
| ||||
| Sona sea catfish | Sciades sona | Ariidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Sona sea catfish | Sciades sona | Ariidae | demersal | Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Bangladesh | 10 |
|
| Ghosh (2021) [48] | ||||
| Spotted catfish | Arius maculatus | Ariidae | demersal | off Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India | 20 |
|
| Nithin (2022) [185] | ||||
| Gangetic ailia | Ailia coila | Ailiidae | pelagic | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Kata | Nemapterix nenga | Ailiidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Blacktip sea catfish | Plicofollis dussumieri | Ailiidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Threadfin sea catfish | Arius arius | Ariidae | demersal | Coast off Tamil Nadu, India | 11 | 9.1% |
| Karthik (2018) [112] | ||||
| Threadfin sea catfish | Arius arius | Ariidae | demersal | Kochi, off the Coast of Kerala, India | 3 | 33.3% |
| Robin (2020) [158] | ||||
| Threadfin sea catfish | Arius arius | Ariidae | demersal | Ennore, Southeast India | 10 |
| 3.5 MP/individual | Harikrishnan (2023) [183] | ||||
| Gray eel catfish | Plotosus canius | Plotosidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||
| Tetraodontiformes | ||||||||||||
| Masked triggerfish | Sufflamen fraenatus | Balistidae | reef-associated | Thoothukudi, Gulf of Mannar, South India | 20 |
| 51.2 MP/100g muscle 50.1 MP/100g intestine | Selvam (2021) [186] | ||||
| Long-spined tripodfish | Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer | Triacanthidae | demersal | Thoothukudi, Gulf of Mannar, South India | 20 |
|
| Selvam (2021) [186] | ||||
| Torpediniformes | ||||||||||||
| Spotted numbfish | Narcine timlei | Narcinidae | demersal | Sundarbans mangrove estuary, Bangladesh |
|
|
| Sarker (2022) [119] | ||||