Abstract
The toxic effects of mercury on fish can be measured accurately by studying the enzymes and other biochemical indicators. The gross organismic changes in fish due to mercury toxicity occur only after significant damage to the internal tissue or physiological-biochemical changes in the tissue. The intestine has contact with the external environment via food. Therefore, any significant alteration in the environment may induce some changes in the structure and function of the digestive tract. An attempt has been made to measure the changes in acid phosphatase activity in different regions of intestine and intestinal diverticulae of bluegill fish as these enzymes are highly sensitive to methyl mercury.
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