Investigation of Some Serum Biochemical Factors in Sohal surgeonfish (Acanthurussohal) as Indicators of Aquatic Pollution

Osama Abu Zinadah and Esam Al-Wesabi

Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah. KSA.

ABSTRACT: The present study was carried out on theSohal surgeon fish Acanthurussohal (family, Acanthuridae).Weight and length of each sample were recorded (Mean length 19.08 cm ± 1.69 SD and Mean weight 152.50 g± 12.94 SD).Transferase enzyme activities of fishA. sohalwere determined to establish possible environmental impact of toxic effect on anthropogenic pollution on Red Sea. and Activities of aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT) and alkaline phosphates (ALP)in the blood of fish were chosen as bioindicators. Fish were sampled between December 2013 and April 2014 from locality Jeddah (Red Sea). After sacrificing the fishes freshly blood samples were collected and transported on ice. The all Serum samples were analyzed in laboratory.The results show that mean values of ALP, AST andALT in this fishes were equaled to198.07, 75.15 and 23.24 (IU/L) respectively.The relation between serumparameters value with biometric factor (TL) of fishes were also studied. The results showed statistical difference in factors between weight and length(P<0.01).Fish have been proposed as indicators for monitoring land-based pollution because they may concentrate indicative pollutants in their tissue, directly from water through respiration and also through their diet. Fish are frequently subjected to prooxidant effects of different pollutants often present in the aquatic environment.

KEYWORDS: Sohal surgeonfish; Red Sea; Indicator ;Pollution

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