Table 4.
Characterization of fish acquired from the state of Amapá and calculation of the maximum safe consumption (MSC) in grams in the Amazon Basin, Brazil, 2021–2022.
| Fish Characterization | MSC (g/day) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | N | Mean Hg μg/g | Trophic Level | Mean Length (cm) | Mean Weight (g) | Adult Men | Women | Children Aged from 5 to 12 Years | Children Aged from 2 to 4 Years |
| Acará | Cichlidae | 3 | 0.04 | Omnivorous | 7.33 | 115 | 167.20 | 127 | 70 | 36 |
| Acari | Loricariidae | 7 | 0 | Detritivorous | 44.8 | 874.71 | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. |
| Anujá | Trachelyopterus galeatus | 3 | 0.164 | Omnivorous | 7.33 | 95 | 40.78 | 31 | 17 | 9 |
| Apapá | Pellona sp. | 5 | 0.254 | Carnivorous | 51.8 | 1570.8 | 26.33 | 20 | 11 | 6 |
| Aracu | Schizodon fasciatus | 3 | 0.01 | Herbivorous | 31.5 | 382.66 | 668.80 | 509 | 279 | 145 |
| Aracu Cabeça Gorda | Leporinus spp. | 3 | 0 | Omnivorous | 35.5 | 608 | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. |
| Arraia | Potamotrygon sp. | 1 | 0.338 | Carnivorous | N.D. | N.D. | 19.79 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| Dourada | Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii | 6 | 0.155 | Carnivorous | 82.33 | 3425.16 | 43.15 | 33 | 18 | 9 |
| Filhote | Brachyplatystoma filamentosum | 5 | 0.227 | Carnivorous | 114.33 | 17858 | 29.46 | 22 | 12 | 6 |
| Gurijuba | Sciades parkeri | 3 | 0.029 | Carnivorous | 94.33 | 7012 | 230 | 176 | 96 | 50 |
| Jacundá | Crenicichla sp. | 1 | 0.143 | Carnivorous | 12.5 | 375 | 47 | 35 | 19 | 10 |
| Jatuarana | Brycon sp. | 3 | 0 | Omnivorous | 41 | 1216 | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. |
| Jeju | Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus | 3 | 0.121 | Carnivorous | 10.17 | 236.6 | 55 | 42 | 23 | 12 |
| Mapará | Hypophthalmus sp. | 3 | 0.02 | Herbivorous | 42.67 | 458.66 | 334 | 255 | 139 | 72 |
| Pacu | Myleus sp., Myloplus sp. | 2 | 0 | Herbivorous | 36.5 | 769.5 | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. |
| Pescada | Plagioscion squamossimus | 10 | 0.2604 | Carnivorous | 63.35 | 2716.8 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| Pescada Amarela | Cynoscion acoupa | 7 | 0.012 | Carnivorous | 70.36 | 2985.14 | 557 | 424 | 233 | 121 |
| Piramutaba | Brachyplatystoma vaillantii | 4 | 0.054 | Carnivorous | 67.5 | 2025 | 124 | 94 | 52 | 27 |
| Piranha | Serrasalmidae | 5 | 0.254 | Carnivorous | 13.9 | 210 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 6 |
| Pirapitinga | Piaractus brachypomus | 4 | 0 | Omnivorous | 63.88 | 4898.5 | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. |
| Robalo | Centropomus undecimalis | 3 | 0.04 | Carnivorous | 55.5 | 1396.66 | 167 | 127 | 70 | 36 |
| Surubim | Pseudoplatystoma sp. | 3 | 0.165 | Carnivorous | 68.67 | 2593.33 | 40 | 31 | 17 | 9 |
| Tambaqui | Colossoma macropomum | 6 | 0.006 | Omnivorous | 62.17 | 4436.8 | 1115 | 849 | 465 | 241 |
| Tamoatá | Hoplosternum littorale | 3 | 0.058 | Omnivorous | 8.17 | 151.66 | 115 | 88 | 48 | 25 |
| Traíra | Hoplias malabaricus | 12 | 0.527 | Carnivorous | 58.17 | 3867.58 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| Tucunaré | Cichla sp. | 4 | 0.844 | Carnivorous | 54.67 | 2736 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Uéua | Acestrorhynchus falcirostris | 2 | 0.495 | Carnivorous | 10.5 | 157.5 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
N.D.—no date; N.R.—unrestricted consumption.