Polystyrene microplastics affect the early life stages of large yellow croaker <italic style="font-style: italic">Pseudosciaena crocea</italic>

Hailing YANG; Fangzhu WU; Fangping CHEN; Jiangning ZENG; Qikun YANG; Lukuo MA; Tianqi ZHAI; Yu ZHOU; Wei HUANG

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Polystyrene microplastics affect the early life stages of large yellow croaker Pseudosciaena crocea

Ecotoxicological implications for micro- and nano-plastics | Updated：2025-03-21

- Polystyrene microplastics affect the early life stages of large yellow croaker Pseudosciaena crocea
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 43, Issue 2, Pages: 644-655(2025)
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  1.Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China
  2.Key Laboratory of Ocean Space Resource Management Technology, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China
  3.Shelf Sea System Ecology, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Helgoland 27498, Germany
  4.Key Laboratory of Nearshore Engineering Environment and Ecological Security of Zhejiang Province, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China
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  willhuang@sio.org.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-025-4184-3
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- Received：09 July 2024，
  
  Online First：11 November 2024，
  
  Published：01 March 2025
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YANG Hailing,WU Fangzhu,CHEN Fangping,et al.Polystyrene microplastics affect the early life stages of large yellow croaker Pseudosciaena crocea[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2025,43(02):644-655.
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YANG Hailing,WU Fangzhu,CHEN Fangping,et al.Polystyrene microplastics affect the early life stages of large yellow croaker Pseudosciaena crocea[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2025,43(02):644-655. DOI： 10.1007/s00343-025-4184-3.

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Microplastics (MPs) have garnered significant international scrutiny as an emerging environmental pollutant

constituting one of the four principal global environmental threats and posing potential health hazards to humans. However

data on the impact of MPs on the early life of the commercially important fish remain limited. In this study

polystyrene microspheres (PS-MPs) (1 and 5 μm) were used to investigate the effects of MPs on the growth

development

and metabolism in early life stages of large yellow croaker

Pseudosciaena

crocea

. Results indicate that MPs were enriched in the gastrointestinal tract and gills of the fish. In addition

PS-MPs (1 μm) exhibited no obvious effects on embryo hatching and heart rates

while increased the mortality rate (23.00% vs. control 14.99%) and decreased the body length (4 098.61±447.03 μm vs. control with 2 827.04±254.75 μm) of the larvae at the highest exposure concentration (5×10

items/L). Metabolomics analysis revealed that PS-MPs (5 μm) induced mild perturbations in phospholipid metabolism

specifically alterations in phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) levels. These changes influenced the cell membranes of juvenile fish

and consequently elicited inflammatory responses

disrupted lipid homeostasis

and affected other critical physiological processes. Ultimately

these effects may avoid the growth retardation and potential mortality. Therefore

PS-MPs could affect negatively the fish health in the early life stage

which has implications for aquatic ecosystems.

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Polystyrene microplastics affect the early life stages of large yellow croaker Pseudosciaena crocea

DOI：10.1007/s00343-025-4184-3

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