Subject organism for water and toxin testing performed by the Environmental Protection Administration's Bureau of Environmental Inspection. Compared to freshwater fish such as Taiwanese flower horn fish, carp, and goldfish, cherry shrimp are highly sensitive to agricultural pesticides.
環保署環檢局水樣及毒測驗生物：相較於台灣羅漢魚、鯉魚、朱文錦等淡水魚，米蝦對於農藥反應最為敏感。