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Comparative Assessment of Metal Bioaccumulation in Tilapia and Largemouth Bass from Three Dams of the Yaqui River

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In the present paper, we investigated the accumulation of six metals in tilapia (Oreochromis nilocticus) and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) as indicators of the environmental pollution present at three constructed dams in the Yaqui River basin in Sonora, Mexico. The La Angostura (ANG), El Cajon de Onapa (ECO), and El Oviachic (OVI) dams are ecosystems under different degrees of anthropogenic stress. The collected fishes were dissected to obtain liver, gonad, stomach, gill, and muscle samples to determine the metal concentrations of Fe, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Cr. The results of a PERMANOVA showed that the concentrations of Fe, Cu, and Zn were significantly higher in tilapia liver, stomach, and gill tissues compared with those of the largemouth bass. Also, differences were detected between seasons, with the metal concentrations during the dry season being significantly higher than those of the rainy season (p < 0.001). The results of a principal component analysis showed an association between metals, tissues, and dams with significantly higher (p < 0.001) concentrations in tilapia from the ECO dam compared with those from the ANG and OVI dams. The general distribution of metals in the tissues was as follows: liver > stomach-gills > gonads > muscle. Variations in metal concentrations may be indicative of the different sources of anthropogenic stress in each ecosystem.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to Isabel Ramírez-Hernández, Jorge Cervantes-García, Adolfo Americano, Nicolas Lara-Vázquez, Rodrigo Campa-Molina, and Crisóforo Olaje-Murrieta for their help with fish collection. The authors also thank to Roberto Ochoa-Contreras and Manuel Lastra-Encinas for their technical support with sample processing and preparation. The authors thanks to Dr. Andrea Lievana MacTavish for the English edition of manuscript. This study was supported by the Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C [project number 10368]. Martinez-Durazo was supported by a scholarship from Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, México.

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    Ángel Martínez-Durazo

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    Edgar Cruz-Acevedo

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    Miguel Betancourt-Lozano

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Martínez-Durazo, Á., Cruz-Acevedo, E., Betancourt-Lozano, M. et al. Comparative Assessment of Metal Bioaccumulation in Tilapia and Largemouth Bass from Three Dams of the Yaqui River. Biol Trace Elem Res 199, 3112–3125 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-020-02425-z

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