Table 4.

Suspected plastic particle counts by shape in fish gastrointestinal samples (n = 25). Particle load reported as number of particles (#) per gram of tissue.

Species	Sample Size	Total Particles	Particle Load (#/g Tissue)	Single Fibers	Fiber Bundles	Films	Non-TWP Fragments	TWP Fragments
Hardhead catfish (Ariopsis felis)	1	9	0.7	1	0	3	0	0
Pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera)	10	161	2.5	32	44	77	3	5
Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides)	9	97	0.9	36	34	23	2	2
Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta)	5	76	3.2	22	28	22	1	3
Total	25	343		97	100	125	6	10