Determination of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Lessepsian Suez Puffer (Lagocephalus suezensis Clark and Gohar, 1953) from North-Eastern Mediterranean

Year 2018, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 169 - 178, 17.05.2018

Meltem Eken Funda Turan , Fatmagün Aydın Serpil Karan

https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.424669

Cited By: 1

Abstract

In the present study, the heavy metal concentrations in different organs (skin and muscle tissue)
were studied in Lessepsian suez puffer (Lagocephalus suezensis Clark and Gohar, 1953)
collected from Iskenderun Bay, North-eastern Mediterranean. Heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Co, Cr,
Fe, Mn, Ni & Zn) were analyzed in different organs for the above mentioned species. The
maximum heavy metals concentrations in muscle tissues of the species were Cu 1.750 mg/kg, Fe
18.096 mg/kg, Mn 0.606 mg/kg, Zn 228.571 mg/kg, Cd 2.00 mg/kg, Co 3.571 mg/kg, Cr 0.952
mg/kg, Ni 1.500 mg/kg and Pb 18.095 mg/kg. Zn was detected higher in all the samples followed
by Fe, Pb, Co, Cd, Cu, Ni, Cr and Mn. In the present study, heavy metal concentrations were
found high in muscle tissues when compared to skin. The Pb, Cd and Zn concentration over the
recommended limits was found in Lagocephalus suezensis. Further, this is the first report on
distribution of heavy metals and proximate compositions of commercialized important edible
pufferfishes from Iskenderun Bay, Turkey. 

Keywords

Lessepsian Suez Puffer, Lagocephalus suezensis, Heavy metals, Iskenderun Bay

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