The concentration of heavy metals was determined
in tissues of sole (Euryglossa orientalis), mullet
(Liza abu) and croacker fish (Johnius belangerii) from
Musa estuary. Generally, the highest concentration of the
studied metals in the three species was found in the
liver tissue. The levels of Cd and Cu in fish liver were
J. belangerii = E. orientalis[L. abu and E. orientalis[
L. abu[J. belangerii respectively. The concentrations of
Cd and Cu in fish gills were E. orientalis[L. abu =
J. belangerii and E. orientalis[L. abu[J. belangerii,
respectively, and the level of Cu in muscle was E. orientalis[
L. abu = J. belangerii. The results of linear
regression analysis indicated that highly significant
(p\0.001) negative relationships were found between fish
size and Cd concentrations in the liver of L. abu and Pb in
the gills of J. belangerii.
کلید واژگان :
Size, Euryglossa orientalis , Liza abu , Johnius belangerii
