MERCURY INDUCED BEHAVIORAL ALTERATIONS IN CHANNA
PUNCTATUS
NEERAJ GUPTA AND ANISH DUA
Abstract
Heavy metals impose a major threat to the aquatic environment for the last few decades. Mercury
is a highly toxic heavy metal that is found both naturally and can be introduced in the
environment by anthropogenic activities. The present study was performed in order to investigate
different behavior aspects of Channa punctatus on exposure to sublethal concentrations of
mercuric chloride. LC50 value was calculated and its sublethal concentrations were made. The
fishes were exposed to these concentrations for 24h and 15 days. Mercuric chloride exposure
caused hypoxia, loss of equilibrium, decrease in resting period and opercular movements and
showed erratic and speedy movements.
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