Nutritional Freshwater Life
204
thread-like independent rays that may
extend well past the tail fin. This species grows to a maximum size of 35 cm.
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% WW)
Protein Lipid Moisture Ash
19.80
0.40
72.63
1.13
Major Amino Acids (mg/g)
Glutamic acid
30.77
Aspartic acid
19.21
Lysine
17.60
Leucine
16.05
Arginine
11.36
Alanine
10.95
Medium Amino Acids (mg/g)
Valine
8.50
Isoleucine
8.48
Glycine
7.20
Threonine
7.99
Serine
7.64
Phenylalanine
7.42
Proline
5.69
Methionine sulfone
5.60
Minor Amino Acids (mg/g)
Histidine
3.71
Cystine
1.99
Tyrosine
1.25
Ornithine
0.34
Taurine
3.20
g-Aminobutyric acid
1.25
Hydroxyproline
ND
ND, not detected.
Source: Data from Osibona (2011).
FaMiLy: PoMatonidae (BLue FiSheS)
Pomatomas saltatrix Linnaeus 1766
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomatomidae
Common name: Bluefish.
Distribution: Subcosmopolitan in tropical and subtropical seas. Western and
eastern Atlantic Ocean. Mediterranean
and Black Seas. Western and eastern
Indian Ocean. Western central Pacific
(FAO, 2014e).
Habitat: Estuaries and seas.
Description: Body of this species is
elongated and compressed. Head is
large and keeled above. Scales are
small, covering head and body and
bases of fins. Lateral line is almost
straight. Mouth is terminal and lower
jaw is sometimes slightly prominent.
There are two dorsal fins: the first is
short and low, with seven or eight feeble spines connected by a membrane,
and the second is long. Pectoral fins
are short, not reaching to origin of soft
dorsal fin. Anal fin is a little shorter
than the soft dorsal fin with two spines.
Caudal fin is forked, but not deeply so.
Color of back is greenish blue and sides
and belly are silvery. Dorsal and anal
fins are pale green tinged with yellow.
204
thread-like independent rays that may
extend well past the tail fin. This species grows to a maximum size of 35 cm.
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% WW)
Protein Lipid Moisture Ash
19.80
0.40
72.63
1.13
Major Amino Acids (mg/g)
Glutamic acid
30.77
Aspartic acid
19.21
Lysine
17.60
Leucine
16.05
Arginine
11.36
Alanine
10.95
Medium Amino Acids (mg/g)
Valine
8.50
Isoleucine
8.48
Glycine
7.20
Threonine
7.99
Serine
7.64
Phenylalanine
7.42
Proline
5.69
Methionine sulfone
5.60
Minor Amino Acids (mg/g)
Histidine
3.71
Cystine
1.99
Tyrosine
1.25
Ornithine
0.34
Taurine
3.20
g-Aminobutyric acid
1.25
Hydroxyproline
ND
ND, not detected.
Source: Data from Osibona (2011).
FaMiLy: PoMatonidae (BLue FiSheS)
Pomatomas saltatrix Linnaeus 1766
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomatomidae
Common name: Bluefish.
Distribution: Subcosmopolitan in tropical and subtropical seas. Western and
eastern Atlantic Ocean. Mediterranean
and Black Seas. Western and eastern
Indian Ocean. Western central Pacific
(FAO, 2014e).
Habitat: Estuaries and seas.
Description: Body of this species is
elongated and compressed. Head is
large and keeled above. Scales are
small, covering head and body and
bases of fins. Lateral line is almost
straight. Mouth is terminal and lower
jaw is sometimes slightly prominent.
There are two dorsal fins: the first is
short and low, with seven or eight feeble spines connected by a membrane,
and the second is long. Pectoral fins
are short, not reaching to origin of soft
dorsal fin. Anal fin is a little shorter
than the soft dorsal fin with two spines.
Caudal fin is forked, but not deeply so.
Color of back is greenish blue and sides
and belly are silvery. Dorsal and anal
fins are pale green tinged with yellow.