Th effects of benzo(a)pyrene(BaP) on superoxide dismutase(SOD) activities, reduced glutathione(GSH) content and malondialdehyde(MDA) concentration in the liver of Boleophthalmus pectinirostris are studied in experimental condition. The results show that the activities of SOD is induced, the content of GSH increased and the concentration of MDA elevated significantly under the exposure of 30 μg/L BaP during 7 days. The overall effects are that the oxidative stress occurs under the BaP exposure, which indicates that the reactive oxygen species(ROS) have been produced in large quantities and the membrane system of the cell has been damaged. The experiment results show that it is one of the most important toxicological mechanisms of BaP that the large quantity of ROS, which induced lipid peroxidation , are generated during the metabolism of BaP in the liver of Boleophthalmus pectinirostris.