Table 2.
Mercury concentrations of predominant fish species of the Second Songhua River in 1975 (milligram/kilogram; NEIGAE 1994)
| Species | n | Range | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemiculter leucisculus | 93 | 0.100–1.770 | 0.699 |
| Xenocypris macrolepis | 105 | 0.032–1.840 | 0.559 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 67 | 0.076–2.160 | 0.409 |
| Carassius auratus | 135 | 0.040–1.720 | 0.906 |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | 17 | 0.060–0.940 | 0.330 |
| Parasiburus asvtus | 37 | 0.190–2.375 | 1.255 |