Table 4 Summary of previous studies on heavy metal concentrations in fish tissue

11 Species

(mg/kg)

0.02–0.06

0.20–0.65

0.79–2.26

0.44–9.75

0.03–8.62

15.2–29.5

[41]

Common carp

(μg/kg)

235–275

0.9–2.4

18–110

[68]

Trout barb (μg/kg)

232–272

0.7–1.6

33–112

Wallago attu (μg/g)

68

533.3

46.3

106.7

599.3

649

[3]

Aorichthys seenghala

(μg/g)

60.7

565.3

132.7

94.7

350.7

1167.7

Cyprinus carpio

(μg/g)

53.3

489

303

74.7

226.3

826.3

Labeo dyocheilus

(μg/g)

66.7

647.3

191.7

117.7

528.7

883

Ompok bimaculatus

(μg/g)

71.7

703

241.3

135

407

902

Corpus corpino (μg/g)

46.42- 95.90

24.37–50.43

78.43–168.9

[64]

Mugila auratus (μg/g)

19.27–34.62

43.90–130.29

53.67–88.52

Rutilus frisikutum (μg/g)

20.89–58.71

31.07–82.15

99.15–138.80

Saurida tumbil (μg/g)

–

0.2

1.5

–

7.3

[58]

Megalaspsis cordyla (μg/g)

–

0.3

2.5

–

7.2

Sphyraena jello (μg/g)

–

0.1

1.6

–

6.2

Trichiurus savala (μg/g)

0.1

0.6

2.8

–

6

Chiloscyllium spp. (μg/g)

–

0.5

2.6

–

8.3

Johnieops dussumieri (μg/g)

–

1

2.4

0.1

7.4

Perna viridis (μg/g)

0.1

0.9

6.5

0.8

15.7

Pamphia malabaricus (μg/g)

0.1

0.8

4.4

–

10.3

Sepia sp. (μg/g)

–

0.3

4.5

0.2

16.2

Brownspotted grouper (mg/kg)

3

38.6

11

17.3

0.8

[73]

Squaretail coral grouper (mg/kg)

4.1

68.6

14.5

30.7

0.7

Black pomfret (mg/kg)

5.1

96.3

18.9

53.5

0.8

Goldbanded jobfish (mg/kg)

1.7

113.3

8.2

92.1

0.7

Blueskin seabream (mg/kg)

2.2

49.4

7.7

35.8

0.8