Determination of organochlorine pesticides in the tissues of the black mullet (Mugil cephalus) and the silver mullet (Mugil curema).
The black or silver mullet is a suitable fish for determining the degree and type of local water pollution. In contrast to the great barracuda which we studied earlier, mullet did not lose significant quantities of body fat and DDT-type pesticides at the expense of the developing gonads.
D000818:Animals; D003634:DDT / Q000032:analysis; D004026:Dieldrin / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005431:Florida; D006066:Gonads / Q000378:metabolism; D007306:Insecticides / Q000032:analysis*; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male
D007306:Insecticides; D008055:Lipids; D003634:DDT; D004026:Dieldrin