Nutritional Freshwater Life
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Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% WW)
Protein Lipid Moisture CHO a Ash
17.60
17.40
75.43
0.12 9.20
a Carbohydrate.
Amino Acids Liberated from Fish
Protein in Enzyme Actions
Amino Acid
Pepsin
Pepsin +
Trypsin
Leucine
+
+
Phenylalanine
+
+
Valine
+
+
Methionine
+
+
Butyric acid
+
+
Alanine
–
–
Threonine
+
+
Tyrosine
+
+
Glutamic acid
–
–
Glycine
–
–
Arginine
+
+
Serine
–
–
Aspertic acid
–
–
Histidine
–
+
Lysine
+
+
Cystine
+
+
Source: Data from Sarojnalini (2010).
Lepidocephalichthys thermalis Valenciennes 1846
(= Lepidocephalus thermalis)
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Common name: Common spiny loach.
Distribution: Asia: India and Sri Lanka
(Reyes, 1993q).
Habitat: Quiet, flowing waters with a
sandy substrate.
Description: This species has a
truncate/rounded caudal fin. There
are no scales on top of the head. Dark,
squarish spots are seen on the flanks.
A total of three to five broad dark bars
are visible on the caudal fin. Dorsal fin
origin is anterior  to pelvic fin origin.
Barbels are usually relatively small.
This species reaches a maximum length
of 38 cm (SeriouslyFish, 2014c).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (per 100 g DM)
Protein (g) Lipid (mg) Moisture a (%)
15.25
02.30
81.95
a Wet weight.
Source: Data from Patole (2012).