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Table 5 Correlation coefficients between HM accumulation and fish size (2019–2021)

From: Heavy metal baselines in cyprinidae of the Han River: a decade-long study on bioaccumulation trends and species-specific sensitivities

Species	Cu	THg	Cd	Pb	Cr
Common carp
Length	0.43	0.74***	0.32	0.06	0.30
Weight	0.43	0.67**	0.28	− 0.04	0.40
Crucian carp
Length	0.53*	0.57*	0.28	0.03	0.40
Weight	0.62**	0.69**	0.34	− 0.08	0.36
Barbel steed
Length	0.22	0.58*	0.27	0.41	0.25
Weight	0.19	0.60**	0.36	0.47*	0.20

*** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05, determined by Spearman’s correlation

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