Fishes
191
Amino Acids (g/100 g)
Threonine
3.26
Valine
3.69
Methionine
2.00
Isoleucine
3.69
Leucine
5.90
Phenylalanine
3.22
Histidine
1.87
Lysine
7.17
Arginine
4.29
Total EAAs
35.09
Serine
4.22
Glutamic acid
7.04
Proline
2.42
Glycine
3.34
Alanine
4.37
Aspartic acid
6.66
Tyrosine
1.89
Total NEAAs
29.94
EAA, essential amino acid; NEAA,  nonessential amino acids.
Source: Data from Taşbozan et al. (2013b).
Minerals (mg/g)
Fe
Cu
Ni
Na
K
Zn
Pb
0.07 0.04 0.032 3.6 9.2 0.073 0.014
Source: Data from Onyia et al. (2010).
Fatty Acids (mg/100 g)
Total lipids: 16:0
208.5
18:1n-9
344.3
18:2n-6
109.6
Linolenic acid (LNA) (18:3n-3)
29.9
Eicopentaenoic acid (EPA)
(20:5n-3)
3.3
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
(22:6n-3)
12.9
Saturated (SFA)
296.2
Monounsaturated (MUFA)
415.0
Polyunsaturated (PUFA)
175.6
Ratio PUFA:MUFA:SFA
1:2.4:1.7
Ratio omega-6/omega-3 fatty
acids
2.8
Source: Data from Petenuci et al. (2008).
Sarotherodon galilaeus Linnaeus 1758
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Common name: Mango tilapia.
Distribution: Africa and Eurasia (Torres, 1991o).
Habitat: Freshwater and brackish
water; lakes and coastal rivers.
Description: This species has a deep
body and large dorsal and anal fins.
The  high dorsal fin rises well forward
(about a fifth of the way along the
body). Anal, pectoral, and pelvic fins
are relatively large and well forward.
Tail fin is flexible and fan shaped.
Dorsal spines are stout and excavated
on alternate sides. This species reaches
a maximum size of 34 cm and 1.6 kg
(Torres, 1991o; Johnson, 1974).