Total petroleum hydrocarbon in the tissues of some commercially important fishes of the Bay of Bengal

► Significant differences in TPH level observed in 27 different fish species. ► Of all fish, Carangoides malabaricus showed the maximum level of TPH (av. 13.70 μg/g). ► In cephalopods, Loligo recorded the maximum TPH (av. 14.87 μg/g). ► Among crustaceans Metapenaeus dobsoni recorded the maximum TPH (av. 13.18 μg/g).