Nutritional Freshwater Life
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FaMiLy: SCiaenidae (druMS, CroakerS)
Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque 1819
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Common name: Freshwater drum.
Distribution: North and Central America (Ortañez, 2005a).
Habitat: Medium to large rivers and
lakes.
Description: This species is deepbodied and equipped with a long dorsal fin divided into two sections. Dorsal
fin has 10 spines and 29–32 rays. Body is
silvery in color without distinctive tail
fin spot. It grows to a maximum size
of 95 cm and 24.7 kg (Texas Parks and
Wildlife Foundation, 2014).
Nutritional Facts (per 3 oz WW):
Calories
101.2 kcal
Total fat
4.2 g
Saturated fat
1 g
Polyunsaturated fat
1 g
Monounsaturated fat
1.9 g
Cholesterol
54.4 mg
Sodium
63.8 mg
Potassium
233.8 mg
Carbohydrate
0 g
Dietary fiber
0 g
Protein
14.9 g
Vitamin A
144.5 IU
Vitamin C
0.9 mg
Thiamin
0.1 mg
Riboflavin
0.1 mg
Niacin
2 mg
Vitamin B6
0.3 mg
Folate
12.8 µg
Folic acid
0 µg
Vitamin B12
1.7 µg
Pantothenic acid
0.6 mg
Calcium
51 mg
Iron
0.8 mg
Magnesium
25.5 mg
Zinc
0.6 mg
Copper
0.2 mg
Phosphorus
153 mg
Selenium
10.7 µg
Source: Data from Mealographer (2006).
Pseudotolithus typus Bleeker 1863