Fishes
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Minerals (mg/g DM)
K
P
Ca Na Mg Zn a Fe a Cu a
10,175 7370 3113 2805 696 53 60 1.4
a µg.
Essential Amino Acids (EAAs)
(µg/g DM)
Leucine
260.5
Isoleucine
141.6
Valine
158.3
Threonine
171.6
Lysine
300.3
Histidine
106.3
Methionine
124.6
Phenylalanine
156.8
Total EAAs
1420.0
Source: Data from Mohamed et al. (2010).
FaMiLy: heteroPneuStidae (airSaC CatFiSheS)
Heteropneustes fossilis Bloch 1794
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heteropneustidae
Common name: Asian stinging catfish.
Distribution: Asia: Pakistan and Sri
Lanka to Myanmar (Susan, 1988a).
Habitat: Ponds, ditches, swamps, and
marshes.
Description: Body of this species is
elongated and compressed. Head is
depressed and covered with an osseous
plate at top and sides of the head. There
are four pairs of barbels. Caudal fin is
rounded. Body color is reddish brown
or purplish brown. Matured specimens
are, however, black in color. Using its
swim bladder, it can breathe atmospheric air to a certain extent, allowing
it to survive in some fairly hostile conditions. This species reaches a maximum
size of 30 cm (SeriouslyFish, 2014b).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% WW)
Moisture
Ash
Protein
Lipid
80.44
0.94
15.14
3.49
Source: Data from Ahmed et al. (2012).
Minerals (mg/100 g DM)
K
Na
Ca
P
Fe
229.9 40.3 65.0 621.3 2.3
Source: Data from Wimalasena and
Jayasuriya (1996).