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Concentration and accumulation profile in different organs of different fish species
| No. | Fish species | Habitat | Concentration | Accumulation profile | Month of breeding | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Labeo rohita | Freshwater | 0.23–1.84 µg/g | Kidney > Liver > Gills > Skin > Muscle > Scales | April –September | (Maurya et al., 2019) |
| 2. | Tenualosa ilisha | Marine | 0.562 ml/g | Gills > Muscle > Liver | Complete year except 7–28 October | (Sarker et al., 2021) |
| 3. | Ctenopharyngodon idella | Freshwater | 0.237 µg/g | Muscles | October – January | (Chatta et al., 2016) |
| 4. | Mystus tengara | Freshwater | 0.24–0.84 ml/g | Liver > Gills > Muscle | May – September | (Tabrez et al., 2021) |
| 5. | Labeo calbasu | Freshwater | 0.115 µg/g | Muscle tissue | July – August | (Sahu et al., 2023) |
| 6. | Cirrhina mrigala | Freshwater | 2.4 mg/L | Liver > Muscle > Gills | May – September | (Javed, 2012) |
| 7. | Cirrhinus reba | Freshwater | 3.4 mg/L | Gill > Muscle > Liver | June – August | (Shivakumar et al., 2014) |
| 8. | Channa marulius | Freshwater | 0.02 | Mostly in muscles | July – September | (Chatta et al., 2016) |
| 9. | Catlacatla | Freshwater | 2.7 mg/L | Liver > Gills > Muscle | June – July | (Sahu et al., 2023) |
| 10. | Crossocheilus latius | Freshwater | 1.816 mg/L | Liver > Gills > Muscle | April – July | (Maurya et al., 2019) |
| 11. | Mystus seenghala | Freshwater | 0.04 | Gills > Liver > Kidney > Muscle | June – September | (Tabrez et al., 2021) |
| 12. | Clupisoma garua | Freshwater | 2.72 mg/L | Liver > Gills > Muscle | March – August | (Maurya et al., 2019) |
| 13. | Oreochromis niloticus | Freshwater | 12.7 | Muscles | August – September | (Tole and Shitsama, 2003) |
| 14. | Clarias gariepinus | Freshwater | 14.9 µg/g | Gill > Liver > Kidney > Muscle | September – March | (Tole and Shitsama, 2003) |
| 15. | Synodontisschall | Freshwater | 1.05 µg/g | Gills > Tissues > Intestine | July – October | (Nnaji et al., 2007) |
| 16. | Cyprinus carpio | Freshwater | 250 μg/L | Gill > Intestine > Muscle > Kidney > Liver | January – March July – August | (Tripathi et al., 2003) |
| 17. | Sparus aurata | Marine | 0.75 mg/kg | Liver > Gill > Intestine > Dorsal muscle | October – December | (Bat et al., 2022) |
| 18. | Long tail tuna | Marine | 0.22 µg/g | Liver > Muscles | May – October | (Ahmed et al., 2015) |
| 19. | Gillichthys mirabilis | Marine | 50 μg/kg | Intestine > Vertebrae > Fin > Gill > Skin > Liver > Muscle | December – April | (Somero et al., 1977) |
| 20. | Sebastes schlegelii | Marine | 240 mg/kg | Kidney > Liver > Spleen > Intestine > Gill > Muscle | October – February | (Kim et al., 2017) |
| 21. | Etroplus maculatus | Freshwater | 0.79 µg/g | Intestine > Kidney > Gills > Brain > Muscles > Liver | Throughout year | (Shivakumar et al., 2014) |
| 22. | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Freshwater | 0.325 µg/g | Intestine > Muscles | February – May | (Chatta et al., 2016) |
| 23. | Ompok bimaculatus | Freshwater | 0.54 µg/g | Brain > Liver > Gills > Kidney > Muscles > Intestine | May – August | (Shivakumar et al., 2014) |