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mouth is deeply cleft. Body is generally
gray with irregular brown markings.
Eye  has two brown stripes passing
through it: one running from the
mouth to the origin of the dorsal fin,
and the other running from the throat
to the eye. Fins are grayish with brown
markings. It grows to a maximum size
of 20 cm (Mongabay.com).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% WW)
Moisture
Ash
Protein Lipid
78.61
2.83
15.80
2.75
Source: Data from Ahmed et al. (2012).
FaMiLy: SCoMBridae (MaCkereLS)
Scoberomorus tritor Cuvier 1832
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Common name: West African Spanish
mackerel.
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Canary
Islands and Senegal to the Gulf of
Guinea and Baía dos Tigres, Angola
(Kesner-Reyes, 2002c).
Habitat: Marine and brackish water;
estuaries.
Description: Interpelvic process of
this species is small and bifid. Body
is covered with small scales. Lateral
line is gradually curving down toward
caudal peduncle. Swim bladder is
absent. Large individuals may have
thin vertical bars. Coloration of body
is bluish green on the back, fading
to silvery on the sides marked with
about three rows of vertically elongate
orange spots. Anterior half of first dorsal fin and margin of posterior half of
first fin are black. This species grows
to a maximum size of 100 cm and 6 kg
(Kesner-Reyes, 2002c).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% WW)
Moisture Protein Fiber CHO a Ash Energy b
69.52
21.52 0.76 3.51 2.50 0.669
a Carbohydrate.
b MJ/kg DM.
Source: Data from Anene et al. (2013).