[Table/Fig-3]:

Distribution of fluoride in sea water fishes

Habitat	Fish	Tissue	n	Mean	Std. Deviation	Std. Error of Mean	95% CI	Min	Max
Sea Fish	Black Pomfret	Bone	3	3.14	0.14	0.08	2.98-3.30	3.01	3.29
		Muscle	3	2.34	0.11	0.06	2.22-2.46	2.22	2.43
		Skin	3	1.00	0.09	0.05	0.90-1.10	0.93	1.10
		Total	9	2.16	0.94	0.31	1.55-2.77	0.93	3.29
	Conger Eel	Bone	3	1.91	0.08	0.05	1.82-2.00	1.82	1.98
		Muscle	3	1.32	0.04	0.02	1.27-1.36	1.28	1.36
		Skin	3	0.83	0.08	0.04	0.75-0.92	0.77	0.92
		Total	9	1.35	0.47	0.16	1.05-1.66	0.77	1.98
	Indian Sardine	Bone	3	4.22	0.06	0.04	4.15-4.29	4.17	4.29
		Muscle	3	2.86	0.08	0.05	2.76-2.95	2.79	2.95
		Skin	3	2.15	0.05	0.03	2.09-2.21	2.10	2.20
		Total	9	3.08	0.91	0.30	2.48-3.67	2.10	4.29
	Mackerel	Bone	3	4.11	0.09	0.05	4.01-4.21	4.01	4.18
		Muscle	3	3.91	0.07	0.04	3.83-3.99	3.83	3.97
		Skin	3	2.88	0.10	0.06	2.77-2.99	2.80	2.99
		Total	9	3.63	0.57	0.19	3.26-4.01	2.80	4.18
	Tunny	Bone	3	3.09	0.07	0.04	3.01-3.17	3.02	3.16
		Muscle	3	2.83	0.08	0.04	2.74-2.91	2.76	2.91
		Skin	3	2.21	0.08	0.05	2.12-2.30	2.14	2.30
		Total	9	2.71	0.40	0.13	2.45-2.97	2.14	3.16
	Total	Bone	15	3.29	0.87	0.22	2.85-3.73	1.82	4.29
		Muscle	15	2.65	0.87	0.23	2.21-3.09	1.28	3.97
		Skin	15	1.82	0.81	0.21	1.41-2.23	0.77	2.99
		Total	45	2.59	1.03	0.15	2.28-2.89	0.77	4.29