Heavy metal metals are non-biodegradable, have a remarkable ability to transfer through food chains and are potentially toxic for organisms.They are introduced tomarine environment via different anthropogenic sources. In this study, the ability of titanium dioxide nano-particle in transfer of Cr, Cu, Pb and Se metal through an aquatic food chain involving Ceratium tripos as the phytoplankton Da...

The results obtained for the juveniles of Liza abu showed that in high salinity there was a decrease food intake (1.88%) compared to low (7g/l) and tap water (1.5g/l). Also total digestibility decreased 10% with increasing from1.5 15 7g/l as result evacuation rate, where values reached 88.39% 90.3% from faces weight 7 g/l respectively after 18 hrs.

Background: The concentrations of heavy metals in the tissues and organs of fishes indicate the concentrations of heavy metals in water and their accumulation in food chains. In the present study, the concentrations of Zn, Cu, Cd, Ni, V and Pb in three common species of fish and the potential health risks to local residents via consumption of the fishes were estimated.  Methods: The con...

The paper reviews all the reports concerning parasitic fauna of three species carps cultured in Al-Furat fish farm, Babylon province, mid Iraq. These fishes included common carp (Cyprinus carpio), grass (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and silver (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) as well mullet (Liza abu) found same farm. 60 valid parasite species: ten protozoans, myxozoans, 29 monogeneans, one trematode,...

Fish are often infected with different blood protozoa of the genera Babesiosoma, Trypanosoma, and Hemogrigarina. These parasites match which infect mammals. A total 120 samples from five fish species (Barbus grypus, Barbus sharpyi, Liza abu, Carasobarbus luteus, Aspius vorax) were collected Khazar River in Ninevah Governorate, Iraq at weekly intervals during period April 2022 to October for det...