Integrated assessment of brackish water induced deleterious impacts: Analysis of hemato-biochemistry, erythrocytic toxicity, histopathology and oxidative stress biomarkers of mrigal carp.

ABSTRACT: Salinity is recognized as one of the most detrimental abiotic stressors, inducing a range of cellular and biochemical disruptions in both marine and freshwater organisms worldwide. In this study, 84 healthy specimens of mrigal carp (Cirrhinus mrigala) were randomly selected and assigned to four experimental groups (T0, T1, T2, and T3). Each group was maintained under standardized laboratory conditions and exposed to different salinity levels (0, 3, 5, and 7 ppt) in brackish water to evaluate the resulting toxico-physiological responses over 90 days interval. Hematological analysis revealed a significant reduction in erythrocyte count, hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit values, and lymphocyte percentage in salinity-exposed (5, and 7 ppt) fish. In contrast, a notable elevation in total whi

SUBMITTER: Raza GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12829802 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature