Nutritional Freshwater Life
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on its barbels that give the appearance
of a moustache. This fish has a few large
spots on its body that fade quickly with
growth. There is a comb of very small
spines near the point of the operculum, but they do not protrude through
the skin. This fish may reach 50 cm size
(Froese and Pauly, 2014d).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% WW)
Moisture Ash Fat Protein Fiber
84.2
0.75 5.0 21.52 0.90
Minerals (mg/g)
Ca
K
Mg
P
2.89 0.71 0.29 0.027
Amino Acids (mg/g)
Alanine
6.61
Arginine
5.88
Aspartic acid
12.84
Glutamic acid
15.76
Glycine
6.25
Histidine
3.24
Isoleucine
4.65
Leucine
8.10
Lysine
10.62
Methionine
0
Phenylalanine
4.87
Proline
3.87
Serine
4.56
Source: Data from Effiong and
Mohammed (2008).
Synodontis schall Bloch & Schneider 1801
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Common name: Shield-head catfish.
Distribution: Northern Africa.
Habitat: Freshwater; deep, open water
and in quite shallow water.
Description: This species has a shield
on its body and has strong bony
spines on the pectoral and dorsal fins.
Its swim bladder is whitish in appearance. The roof of the front section of
the swim bladder is directly attached
to the backbone, and the muscles that
are connected to it are able to compress
and contract the swim bladder. This
species is also distinguished by the
length of its adipose fin, which is very
long and runs from just past the base of
the caudal fin to just before the caudal
fin. This species grows to a maximum
length of 49 cm (Araoye, 2000).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (g/100 g DM)
Lipid
Protein
Moisture a
17.3
59.8
73.0
a Wet weight.
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on its barbels that give the appearance
of a moustache. This fish has a few large
spots on its body that fade quickly with
growth. There is a comb of very small
spines near the point of the operculum, but they do not protrude through
the skin. This fish may reach 50 cm size
(Froese and Pauly, 2014d).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% WW)
Moisture Ash Fat Protein Fiber
84.2
0.75 5.0 21.52 0.90
Minerals (mg/g)
Ca
K
Mg
P
2.89 0.71 0.29 0.027
Amino Acids (mg/g)
Alanine
6.61
Arginine
5.88
Aspartic acid
12.84
Glutamic acid
15.76
Glycine
6.25
Histidine
3.24
Isoleucine
4.65
Leucine
8.10
Lysine
10.62
Methionine
0
Phenylalanine
4.87
Proline
3.87
Serine
4.56
Source: Data from Effiong and
Mohammed (2008).
Synodontis schall Bloch & Schneider 1801
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Common name: Shield-head catfish.
Distribution: Northern Africa.
Habitat: Freshwater; deep, open water
and in quite shallow water.
Description: This species has a shield
on its body and has strong bony
spines on the pectoral and dorsal fins.
Its swim bladder is whitish in appearance. The roof of the front section of
the swim bladder is directly attached
to the backbone, and the muscles that
are connected to it are able to compress
and contract the swim bladder. This
species is also distinguished by the
length of its adipose fin, which is very
long and runs from just past the base of
the caudal fin to just before the caudal
fin. This species grows to a maximum
length of 49 cm (Araoye, 2000).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (g/100 g DM)
Lipid
Protein
Moisture a
17.3
59.8
73.0
a Wet weight.