BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV1I11086,
     title={NUTRITIONAL PROFILING OF SOME COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT SEAGRASS ASSOCIATED EDIBLE MARINE FIN FISHES COLLECTED FROM MIMISAL, SOUTHEAST COAST OF INDIA},
     author={Dr.L.Christilda Louis Mary, Miss.R.Sujatha, Dr.P.Santhanam and Miss.T.Periyanayaki},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={1},
     number={11},
     pages={233--237},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV1I11086.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

The aim of the present study is to validate the nutritive value of commercially important fishes collected from Mimisal seagrass belt, Tamil Nadu, India. The proximate composition of fishes depends on feed intake. Nutritive parameters which include protein, lipid, carbohydrate, moisture, amino acids and fatty acids content were estimated. Analyses of proximate composition were carried out in the total number of eight edible fishes in seagrass ecosystem. The protein content showed much fluctuation which ranged from 7.66g to 13.33g. The lipid content varied from 1.0g and 1.9g. The amount of carbohydrate was much lower when compared to protein and lipid and range between 0.16g and 0.57g. The average amount of moisture was 79.1%. All 20 amino acids were present in the selected fishes. However, the essential amino acid was found high in Triacanthus bioculeatus and the non- essential amino acid was present highest in Sardinella albella. Out of 20 amino acids, aspartic acid was found predominant. Among the fish the species tested, Upeneus tragula recorded with all amino acids, saturated fatty acids are recorded to be dominant with (54.57g), followed by mono unsaturated fatty acids (23.23g) and poly unsaturated fatty acids (21.03g).

Proximate, Herbivore, Carnivore, Piscivore, Amino Acid, Fatty Acid, Nutrition