Table 7.
Characterization of fish acquired from the state of Rondônia 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 | Omnivorous | 19.66 | 153.33 | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. |
| Acará-açu | Astronotus sp. | 3 | 0.199 | Omnivorous | 26.33 | 467.66 | 33.61 | 26 | 14 | 7 |
| Aracu | Schizodon fasciatus | 3 | 0.1 | Herbivorous | 31.66 | 301 | 66.88 | 51 | 28 | 14 |
| Aracu Flamengo | Leporinus fasciatus | 3 | 0.32 | Omnivorous | 28.66 | 257 | 20.90 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| Babão | Goslinia platynema | 3 | 2.87 | Carnivorous | 72.66 | 3533.33 | 2.33 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Bacu | Lithodoras dorsalis | 1 | 0 | Omnivorous | N.D. | N.D. | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. |
| Branquinha | Psectrogaster sp. | 3 | 0.08 | Detritivorous | 28.33 | 310.33 | 83.60 | 64 | 35 | 18 |
| Cangati | Auchenipteridae | 2 | 0.055 | Carnivorous | 21.5 | 175 | 121.60 | 93 | 51 | 26 |
| Cuiu | Oxydoras niger | 2 | 0.241 | Omnivorous | 82 | 5577.5 | 27.75 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| Curimatã | Prochilodus nigricans | 3 | 0.019 | Detritivorous | 32.66 | 542.66 | 352.00 | 268 | 147 | 76 |
| Dourada | Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii | 3 | 1.807 | Carnivorous | 88 | 7583 | 3.70 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Filhote | Brachyplatystoma filamentosum | 3 | 1.844 | Carnivorous | 112.5 | 24333.33 | 3.63 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jaraqui | Semaprochilodus sp. | 3 | 0.115 | Detritivorous | 27.33 | 337.33 | 58.16 | 44 | 24 | 13 |
| Jatuarana | Brycon sp. | 6 | 0.0751 | Omnivorous | 34.33 | 768.66 | 89.05 | 68 | 37 | 19 |
| Jundiá | Pimelodidae | 1 | 0.309 | Carnivorous | 62 | 2945 | 21.64 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| Mandi | Pimelodus blochii | 3 | 0.071 | Omnivorous | 23.66 | 120 | 94.20 | 72 | 39 | 20 |
| Pacu | Myleus sp. Mylossoma sp. | 3 | 0.037 | Herbivorous | 22.33 | 346.33 | 180.76 | 138 | 75 | 39 |
| Pintadinho | Calophysus macropterus | 1 | 0.22 | Carnivorous | 37 | 355 | 30.40 | 23 | 13 | 6 |
| Piramutaba | Brachyplatystoma vaillantii | 1 | 0.279 | Carnivorous | 30 | 235 | 23.97 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| Piranha | Serrasalmidae | 3 | 0.151 | Carnivorous | 23.66 | 461 | 44.29 | 34 | 18 | 10 |
| Pirapitinga | Piaractus brachypomus | 3 | 0 | Omnivorous | 29.33 | 642 | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. | N.R. |
| Pirarara | Phractocephalus hemiolipterus | 1 | 0.816 | Omnivorous | 29.33 | 642 | 8.20 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Pirarucu | Arapaima gigas | 5 | 0.323 | Carnivorous | 102 | 7950 | 20.71 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| Sardinha | Triportheus sp. | 2 | 0.199 | Omnivorous | 17.5 | 121.5 | 33.61 | 26 | 14 | 7 |
| Surubim | Pseudoplatystoma sp. | 13 | 0.778 | Carnivorous | 68.92 | 3716.84 | 8.60 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Tambaqui | Colossoma macropomum | 4 | 0.262 | Omnivorous | 60.5 | 4954.25 | 25.53 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| Traíra | Hoplias malabaricus | 3 | 0.144 | Carnivorous | 36 | 656 | 46.44 | 35 | 19 | 10 |
| Tucunaré | Cichla sp. | 4 | 0.244 | Carnivorous | 38.5 | 911 | 27.41 | 21 | 11 | 6 |
N.D.—no date; N.R.—no restriction for consumption.