Table 6.
Characterization of fish acquired from the state of Pará 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-açu | Astronotus sp. | 3 | 0.067 | Omnivorous | 23.83 | 311.67 | 99.82 | 76 | 42 | 22 |
| Acaratinga | Geophagus sp. | 6 | 0.058 | Omnivorous | 24.72 | 250.50 | 115.31 | 88 | 48 | 25 |
| Acari | Loricariidae | 16 | 0.032 | Detritivorous | 33.08 | 398.63 | 209.00 | 159 | 87 | 45 |
| Apapá | Pellona sp. | 10 | 0.202 | Carnivorous | 39.60 | 476.80 | 33.11 | 25 | 14 | 7 |
| Aracu | Schizodon fasciatus | 12 | 0.022 | Herbivorous | 33.27 | 311.17 | 304.00 | 231 | 127 | 66 |
| Aracu Cabeça Gorda | Leporinus spp. | 6 | 0.054 | Omnivorous | 42.22 | 1134.00 | 123.85 | 94 | 52 | 27 |
| Aracu Flamengo | Leporinus fasciatus | 7 | 0.216 | Omnivorous | 34.42 | 293.57 | 30.96 | 23 | 13 | 7 |
| Arraia | Potamotrygon sp. | 1 | 0.624 | Carnivorous | N.D. | N.D. | 10.72 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Barbado | Pinirampus pirinampu | 6 | 1.584 | Carnivorous | 67.87 | 2910.00 | 4.22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bico de Pato | Sorubim lima | 3 | 0.255 | Carnivorous | 55.67 | 900.00 | 26.23 | 20 | 11 | 6 |
| Branquinha | Psectrogaster sp. | 8 | 0.0503 | Detritivorous | 26.58 | 202.25 | 132.96 | 101 | 55 | 29 |
| Cação | Carcharhinus sp. | 3 | 0.304 | Carnivorous | N.D. | 4800.00 | 22.00 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| Cachorra | Cynodontidae | 9 | 0.885 | Carnivorous | 59.50 | 2917.78 | 7.56 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Charuto | Hemiodus sp. | 8 | 0.032 | Omnivorous | 19.00 | 67.13 | 209.00 | 159 | 87 | 45 |
| Corvina | Sciaenidae | 6 | 0.424 | Carnivorous | 68.67 | 2919.17 | 15.77 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| Curimatã | Prochilodus nigricans | 16 | 0.071 | Detritivorous | 34.61 | 757.88 | 94.20 | 72 | 39 | 20 |
| Dourada | Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii | 13 | 0.475 | Carnivorous | 83.19 | 4831.92 | 14.08 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Fidalgo | Ageneiosus sp. | 4 | 0.457 | Carnivorous | 57.75 | 2280.00 | 14.63 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Filhote | Brachyplatystoma filamentosum | 14 | 0.598 | Carnivorous | 91.35 | 13703.21 | 11.18 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Gó | Macrodon ancylodon | 3 | 0.032 | Carnivorous | N.D. | 8366.67 | 209.00 | 159 | 87 | 45 |
| Gurijuba | Sciades parkerii | 3 | 0.126 | Carnivorous | N.D. | 8366.67 | 53.08 | 40 | 22 | 11 |
| Jaraqui | Semaprochilodus sp. | 15 | 0.0641 | Detritivorous | 3015.47 | 564.47 | 104.34 | 79 | 43 | 23 |
| Jatuarana | Brycon sp. | 18 | 0.0528 | Omnivorous | 38.73 | 1060.44 | 126.67 | 96 | 53 | 27 |
| Jaú | Zungaro zungaro | 3 | 0.954 | Carnivorous | 82.33 | 6424.33 | 7.01 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Jiripoca | Hemisorubim platyrhynchos | 3 | 0.363 | Carnivorous | 51.66 | 1026.67 | 18.42 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Mandi | Pimelodus blochii | 1 | 0.635 | Omnivorous | 43.00 | 590.00 | 10.53 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Mapará | Hypophthalmus sp. | 20 | 0.227 | Herbivorous | 43.55 | 427.80 | 29.46 | 22 | 12 | 6 |
| Pacu | Myleus sp. Mylossoma sp. | 15 | 0.0104 | Herbivorous | 33.07 | 864.73 | 643.08 | 490 | 268 | 139 |
| Pacu Branco | Myleus sp. | 3 | 0 | Herbivorous | 32.83 | 764.00 | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. |
| Pacu Manteiga | Mylossoma duriventre | 11 | 0.003 | Herbivorous | 26.16 | 182.27 | 2229.33 | 1698 | 931 | 48 |
| Pescada | Plagioscion squamossimus | 19 | 0.306 | Carnivorous | 43.54 | 1179.00 | 21.86 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| Pescada Amarela | Cynoscion acoupa | 3 | 0.158 | Carnivorous | 94.00 | 7196.67 | 42.33 | 32 | 18 | 9 |
| Piramutaba | Brachyplatystoma vaillantii | 4 | 0.1307 | Carnivorous | 62.25 | 2011.25 | 51.17 | 39 | 21 | 11 |
| Piranha | Serrasalmidae | 18 | 0.479 | Carnivorous | 30.37 | 736.06 | 13.96 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Pirapema | Megalops atlanticus | 3 | 0.165 | Carnivorous | 96.33 | 6866.67 | 40.53 | 31 | 17 | 9 |
| Pirapitinga | Piaractus brachypomus | 7 | 0 | Omnivorous | 40.93 | 1452.57 | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. |
| Pirarara | Phractocephalus hemiolipterus | 5 | 0.921 | Omnivorous | 78.40 | 9918.80 | 7.26 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Pirarucu | Arapaima gigas | 4 | 0.391 | Carnivorous | 115.00 | 34767.50 | 17.10 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| Pratiqueira | Mugil sp. | 3 | 0 | Detritivorous | 31.00 | 366.67 | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. |
| Serra | Scomberomorus brasiliensis | 3 | 0.08 | Carnivorous | 66.66 | 1366.67 | 83.60 | 64 | 35 | 18 |
| Surubim | Pseudoplatystoma sp. | 17 | 0.471 | Carnivorous | 63.68 | 2530.35 | 14.20 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Tainha | Mugil sp. | 3 | 0.018 | Detritivorous | 50.66 | 1566.67 | 371.56 | 283 | 155 | 80 |
| Tambaqui | Colossoma macropomum | 21 | 0.0098 | Omnivorous | 56.36 | 3548.86 | 682.45 | 520 | 285 | 148 |
| Traíra | Hoplias malabaricus | 5 | 0.3818 | Carnivorous | 54.00 | 2312.00 | 17.52 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| Tamoatá | Hoplosternum littorale | 6 | 0.0815 | Omnivorous | 19.98 | 145.83 | 82.06 | 62 | 34 | 18 |
| Tucunaré | Cichla sp. | 23 | 0.54 | Carnivorous | 47.24 | 1836.65 | 12.39 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Zebra | Pimelodidae | 3 | 0.731 | Carnivorous | 76.66 | 4700 | 9.15 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
N.D.—no date; N.R.—no restriction for consumption.