Levels of Organochlorine Pesticides in Brackish Water Fish from Niger River, Nigeria

Table 2

Brackish fish, scientific names, family, habitat, maximum length, trophic level, and status.

Names	Family	Habitat	Max length	Trophic level	Status
Drepane africana	Drepanidae	Demersal	45	3.1	Native
Mochokus niloticus	-	Demersal	-	-	Native
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus	Bagridae	Demersal	65	3.2	Native
Pomadasys jubelini	Haemulidae	Demersal	60	3.3	Native
Vomer septapinis	Carangidae	Demersal	38	4.1	Native
Pseudotolithus senegalensis	Sciaenidae	Demersal	114	3.8	Native
Mugil cephalus	Mugilidae	Demersal	120	2.4	Native
Pseudotolithus elongatus	Sciaenidae	Demersal	48	4.1	Native
Sphyraena piscatorum	Sphyraenidae	Demersal	205	4.1	Native
Lutjanus goreensis	Lutjanidae	Demersal	80	4	Native

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