Table 1.
Synthetic microfiber (MF) percentage among the isolated microplastics (MPs) in commercial fish species.
| Species | Location | MPs/Gastrointestinal Tract * | % MFs | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Merluccius merluccius
Mullus barbatus |
Spain | 1.56 ± 0.5 | 71% | [25] |
|
Acanthopagrus australis
Mugil cephalus Gerres subfasciatus |
Sydney Harbour, Australia | 1.6 ± 0.8 4.6 ± 1.2 0.2 ± 0.1 |
83% | [3] |
| Mugil cephalus | South Africa | 3.8 ± 4.7 | 51.2% | [60] |
| Galeus melastomus | Western Mediterranean Sea | 0.34 ± 0.07 | 86.4% | [61] |
|
Ammodytes personatus
Clupea pallasii |
USA | 1–9 ** 5–27 ** |
100% | [62] |
|
Pagellus erythrinus
P. bogaraveo |
Tyrrhenian Sea | - | 100% | [63] |
|
Sardina pilchardus
Scomber scombrus Trachurus trachurus Solea solea |
Northern Adriatic Sea |
1.4 ± 0.55 a–3.67 ± 2.06 b 1.3 ± 0.58 a–4.22 ± 1.71 b 2 ± 0 b 1 ± 0 a–2 ± 1.41 b |
- | [64] |
| Engraulis encrasicolus | Ligurian Sea | 0.12 ± 0.12 a–0.34 ± 0.29 b | - | [27] |
|
Trachurus murphyi
Strangomera bentincki Merluccius gayi |
Chile | - *** | 70–100% | [65] |
|
Sparus aurata
Cyprinus carpio |
Fish farms located in Italy and Croatia | 0.48 0.11 |
~90% | [28] |
|
Mullus barbatus
Trigla lyra Galeus melastomus Scyliorhinus canicula Raya miraletus |
Southern coasts of Sicily | 0.3 0.4 0.1 1.1 2.0 |
97.1% | [26] |
* mean value, ** range, *** only the total amount (n = 20) of detected microplastics was reported, a microplastics/gastrointestinal tract, b microfibers/gastrointestinal tract.