Fishes
243
Salmo macrostigma Duméril 1858
(= Salmo trutta macrostigma)
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Common name: Salmon.
Distribution: Africa: Restricted to Algeria (Geelhand, 2013d).
Habitat: Marine, freshwater, and brackish water.
Description: Dorsal fin of this species is slightly higher than long and
is located more posteriorly than in
other  Salmo  species. Caudal fin is
more forked. There are 8–12 round,
black spots (parr marks) on the sides,
and such spots are more prominent in
juveniles and are retained in adults.
It grows to a maximum size of 60 cm
(Geelhand, 2013d).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% WW)
Moisture Protein Lipid Ash
77.82
18.24
2.50 1.44
Free Amino Acids (FAAs) (mg/g WW)
Aspartic acid
0.10
Glutamic acid
0.82
Glycine
4.90
Proline
1.13
Alanine
0.23
Tyrosine
0.56
Arginine
0.06
Lysine
0.80
Methionine
1.43
Valine + isoleucine
0.38
Leucine
0.55
Phenylalanine
0.23
Nonessential FAAs
7.75
Essential FAAs
3.46
Total FAAs
11.21
Source: Gunlu and Gunlu (2014).
Fatty Acids (% of Total Fatty Acids)
SFA
32.26
MUFA
33.01
Omega-3 PUFA
29.12
Omega-6 PUFA
5.60
PUFA
34.72
Omega-3/omega-6 ratio
5.20
EPA + DHA
17.81
Source: Data from Ateş et al. (2013).
Salvelinus fontinalis Mitchill 1814