Review Article

Development of a Promising Fish Model (Oryzias melastigma) for Assessing Multiple Responses to Stresses in the Marine Environment

Table 6

Acute toxicity data (LC50, mg/L) of metals in various species.

SpeciesExposure agesLC50 (mg/L)References
Cu2+Cd2+Pb2+Cr6+Hg2+Zn2+

Argopecten ventricosus Juvenile0.3960.8303.430[65]
Chironomus furens Larvae52.80.30.30.30.034.5[66]
Chironomus plumosus Larvae42.60.48.210.39.5[66]
Chironomus riparius Adult0.0430.021[67]
Cynoglossus semilaevis Postlarvae0.0250.1781.0260.0451.18[68]
Duttaphrynus melanostictus Larvae0.030.34.24.2[69]
Echinogammars olivii Adult0.250.621.30[70]
Farfantepenaeus paulensis Postlarvae0.833.31[71]
Fundulus heteroclitus Postlarvae1.718.21880.068129.5[7274]
Hyalella azteca Adult0.210.013[67]
Hexagenia spp.Adult0.0737.82[67]
Liza vaigiensis Postlarvae3.71380.0835[72]
Lutjanus argentimaculatus Juvenile9820.10.38[75]
Menidia menidia Juvenile6.3910.112[75, 76]
Oreochromis niloticus Juvenile0.800.82[77]
O. latipes Postlarvae5.612.4[72]
O. melastigma Postlarvae7.31.12>201.4560.09743 [78]
Pagrosomus major Postlarvae0.315.63.6[79, 80]
Palaemon elegans Adult2.525.8812.3[70]
Penaeus indicus Postlarvae0.82047.22[81, 82]
Penaeus monodon Postlarvae2.285.77–7.283.02[83, 84]
Penaeus penicillatus Larvae3.0254.267[85]
Poecilia reticula Juvenile2.3617.7143.4[86]
Penaeus setiferus Postlarvae0.03080.017[87, 88]
Priopidichthys marianus Juvenile140310. 35[72]
Rivulus marmoratus Postlarvae1.421.185.314.3147.9[72, 74]
Sphaeroma serratum Adult1.984.616.12[70]
Sparus macrocephalus Larvae0.20.31.8[80]
Stenocypris major Adult0.02520.01310.52621.1898[89]
Tubifex tubifex Adult0.160.87[67]
Zebrafish Adult0.1746.497116.432181.090.1444.48[86, 90]