Fishes
215
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (g/100 g DM)
Lipid
Protein
Moisture a
13.2
77.0
76.0
a Wet weight.
Minerals (mg/g DM)
K
P
Ca Na Mg Zn a Fe a Cu a
12,100 7730 2920 2360 748 51 17 1.0
a µg.
Essential Amino Acids
(EAAs) (µg/g DM)
Leucine
422.1
Isoleucine
250.9
Valine
266.8
Threonine
246.6
Lysine
486.4
Histidine
173.6
Methionine
189.9
Phenylalanine
243.1
Total EAAs
2279.4
Source: Data from Mohamed
et al. (2010).
Rita rita Hamilton 1822
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Common name: Rita.
Distribution: Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and
Myanmar.
Habitat: Freshwater, brackish water;
rivers and estuaries; muddy to clear
water; backwater of quiet eddies.
Description: This species is distinguished by its small eyes and purplish
gray color. A single pair of mandibular barbels is present. Top of head is
covered by thin skin, and vomerine
teeth are seen in two broad ovoid
patches. Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
It  reaches a maximum size of 150 cm
(PlanetCatfish).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition and Mineral
(% DM)
Moisture a Fat Protein Fiber Ash P
68.5
21.3 54.0
7.3 8.9 1.5
a Wet weight.
Source: Data from Abbas et al. (2013).
Mystus tengara Hamilton 1822