Interspecific comparison of radiocesium trophic transfer in two tropical fish species

Publication date: September 2018
Source:Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Volume 189
Author(s): Simon Pouil, Jean-Louis Teyssié, Scott W. Fowler, Marc Metian, Michel Warnau
The trophic transfer of radiocesium (¹³⁴Cs) was investigated in two tropical fish, the silver moony Monodactylus argenteus and the spotted scat Scatophagus argus. Juveniles of both species were exposed to dietary ¹³⁴Cs using the pulse-chase feeding methodology. The food was brine shrimp (Artemia salina) previously exposed to the dissolved radiotracer. Depuration kinetics of ¹³⁴Cs were followed for 45 d. Results showed that Cs was similarly efficiently assimilated by both species (AE > 50%). The estimated trophic transfer factors in the two species ranked from 1 to 2, suggesting that ¹³⁴Cs could be biomagnified in both omnivorous species. In complement, dissections of 7 body compartments were carried out at three different times in order to highlight ¹³⁴Cs organotropism. ¹³⁴Cs organotropism was similar in both species: more than 50% of ¹³⁴Cs was quickly distributed in the muscles and skeleton (after 3 days of depuration), which is likely related to the analogous behavior between Cs and K, an essential element for muscle contractions and bone formation.



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