Table 5.
Characterization of fish acquired from the state of Amazonas 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 | 8 | 0.149 | Omnivorous | 21.56 | 187.25 | 44.89 | 34 | 19 | 10 |
| Acará-açu | Astronotus sp. | 3 | 0.069 | Omnivorous | 20.93 | 203.66 | 96.93 | 74 | 40 | 21 |
| Acari | Loricariidae | 9 | 0.012 | Detritivorous | 37.08 | 511.67 | 557.33 | 424 | 233 | 121 |
| Apapá | Pellona sp. | 3 | 1.492 | Carnivorous | 56 | 2166.67 | 4.48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Aracu | Schizodon fasciatus | 5 | 0.078 | Herbivorous | 27.6 | 324 | 85.74 | 65 | 36 | 18 |
| Aracu Cabeça Gorda | Leporinus spp. | 10 | 0.092 | Omnivorous | 34 | 512.86 | 72.70 | 55 | 30 | 16 |
| Aracu Flamengo | Leporinus fasciatus | 5 | 0.099 | Omnivorous | 29.28 | 266 | 67.56 | 51 | 28 | 15 |
| Aruanã | Osteoglossum bicirrhosum | 10 | 0.3713 | Carnivorous | 60.55 | 1453.78 | 18.01 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| Branquinha | Psectrogaster sp. | 6 | 0.0865 | Detritivorous | 23.38 | 178 | 77.32 | 59 | 32 | 17 |
| Cachorra | Cynodontidae | 5 | 0.6288 | Carnivorous | 48.7 | 877.33 | 10.64 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Charuto | Hemiodus sp. | 7 | 0.1681 | Omnivorous | 25.62 | 218.43 | 39.79 | 30 | 16 | 9 |
| Cuiu | Oxydoras niger | 6 | 0.177 | Omnivorous | 51.78 | 1535.67 | 37.79 | 29 | 16 | 8 |
| Curimatã | Prochilodus nigricans | 9 | 0.043 | Detritivorous | 28.78 | 1549.89 | 155.53 | 118 | 65 | 34 |
| Filhote | Brachyplatystoma filamentosum | 4 | 1.702 | Carnivorous | 80 | 6601.67 | 3.93 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacundá | Crenicichla sp. | 3 | 0.4116 | Carnivorous | 36.33 | 495 | 16.25 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Jaraqui | Semaprochilodus sp. | 12 | 0.1 | Detritivorous | 25.04 | 265.33 | 66.88 | 51 | 28 | 14 |
| Jatuarana | Brycon sp. | 19 | 0.071 | Omnivorous | 31.54 | 592.79 | 94.20 | 72 | 39 | 20 |
| Jeju | Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus | 3 | 0.24 | Carnivorous | 28.67 | 331.33 | 27.87 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| Jundiá | Pimelodiae | 1 | 0.01 | Carnivorous | 50 | 1255 | 668.80 | 509 | 279 | 145 |
| Mandi | Pimelodus blochii | 1 | 0.783 | Omnivorous | 21 | 500 | 8.54 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Mandubé | Auchenipteridae | 1 | 0.783 | Carnivorous | 46 | N.D. | 8.54 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Pacú | Myleus sp. Mylossoma sp. | 13 | 0.016 | Herbivorous | 19.75 | 205.09 | 418.00 | 318 | 174 | 9 |
| Pescada | Plagioscion squamossimus | 4 | 0.799 | Carnivorous | 37.5 | 656.67 | 8.37 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Pirandira | Hydrolycus scomberoides | 4 | 0.974 | Carnivorous | 37.75 | 648.75 | 6.87 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Piranha | Serrasalmidae | 21 | 0.762 | Carnivorous | 24.7 | 433.72 | 8.78 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Pirapitinga | Piaractus brachypomus | 7 | 0.0194 | Omnivorous | 39.9 | 1552.14 | 344.74 | 263 | 144 | 75 |
| Pirapucu | Cynodontidae | 3 | 1.609 | Carnivorous | 45 | 477.5 | 4.16 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pirarara | Phractocephalus hemiolipterus | 7 | 0.724 | Omnivorous | 55 | 4247.5 | 9.24 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Pirarucu | Arapaima gigas | 4 | 0.287 | Carnivorous | 35.33 | 1233.33 | 23.30 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| Sardinha | Triportheus sp. | 12 | 0.129 | Omnivorous | 23.75 | 137 | 51.84 | 39 | 22 | 11 |
| Surubim | Pseudoplatystoma sp. | 7 | 0.652 | Carnivorous | 68.42 | 2259 | 10.26 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Tambaqui | Colossoma macropomum | 15 | 0.026 | Omnivorous | 52.06 | 4214 | 257.23 | 196 | 107 | 56 |
| Traíra | Hoplias malabaricus | 12 | 0.4215 | Carnivorous | 39.87 | 695.91 | 15.87 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Tucunaré | Cichla sp. | 23 | 0.567 | Carnivorous | 37.81 | 900.04 | 11.80 | 9 | 5 | 2 |