Nutritional Freshwater Life
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Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% WW)
Moisture Protein Fiber CHO a Ash Energy b
70.36
21.52 0.86 2.47 2.20 0.657
a Carbohydrate.
b MJ/kg DM.
Source: Data from Anene et al. (2013).
Minerals (%)
P
Ca
K
Mg Fe Na Cu Zn
0.25 0.24 0.34 0.22 0.10 0.73 0.03 0.35
Source: Data from Fawole et al. (2007).
Tilapia guineensis Günther 1862
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Common name: Guinean tilapia.
Distribution: Africa: Senegal to Angola
(Reyes, 1993k).
Habitat: Freshwaters, brackish waters,
and marine waters; rivers.
Description: Upper profile of head of
this species is strongly convex. Mouth
is terminal. A total of 29–30 scales is
seen on lateral line. Outer row teeth are
robust. Dorsal fin has 14–16 spines and
anal fin has 3 spines. Anal fin of this species is gray and the ventral fins are gray
or black and marked by a white line on
the anterior edge. Dorsal fin is gray or
transparent. Caudal fin is bluish gray
and banded with lighter colored spots
and a distinctly shaded upper and lower
portion. This species grows to a length
of 30 cm (Reyes, 1993k).
Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852
(= Tilapia melanotheron)
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Common name: Blackchin tilapia.
Distribution: Africa: Lagoons and estuaries from Mauritania to Cameroon;
several countries in Asia, the United
States, and Europe (Torres, 1991p).