Fluoranthene, a tetracyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is widespread in aquatic environment. It is even reported as one of the concerned compound amongst the list of ‘16 priority pollutant’ by USEPA due to its abundance and toxic potentials. The all-round development of human civilization directly associated with uncontrolled rise of pollutants in all the three compartments of environment i.e. air, water and soil in spite of different adaptive and controlled measures adopted by different governmental and non-governmental organizations. The lipophilic property of fluoranthene facilitates the easy absorption into the fatty layers of aquatic biota and thereby causing different arrays of toxic manifestations from cellular to sub cellular levels. Aquatic invertebrates are key balancers of the aquatic food chains and are sensitive to aquatic pollutants that make excellent indicators of water quality and ecosystem health. Fluoranthene is reported to be capable of causing different toxicities in aquatic invertebrates. In view of the context, the recent article focuses on the current scientific findings regarding fluoranthene toxicity in aquatic invertebrates.