Sl.No Family Species Proximate Composition (Percentage value) Energy value
Moisture Protein Fat Ash Carbohydrate
1 Clupeidae Dussumieria acuta 74.07 ± 0.02 20.23 ± 0.28 6.83 ± 0.34 1.22 ± 0.09 0.083 ± 0.005 150.72
Ilisha melanostoma 75.14 ± 0.13 15.33 ± 0.66 4.06 ± 0.49 1.16 ± 0.16 0.158 ± 0.007 98.49
Pellona ditchela 78.03 ± 0.19 15.38 ± 0.16 0.37 ± 0.39 1.21 ± 0.10 0.177 ± 0.003 65.56
Sardinella longiceps 73.79 ± 0.30 15.94 ± 0.10 6.00 ± 0.00 1.23 ± 0.10 0.358 ± 0.004 116.95
Sardinella fimbriata 76.49 ± 0.30 18.16 ± 1.34 3.20 ± 0.25 1.37 ± 0.10 0.100 ± 0.001 101.82
2 Carangidae Selaroides leptolepis 75.01 ± 0.69 19.18 ± 1.70 2.89 ± 0.05 1.41 ± 0.16 0.228 ± 0.004 94.97
3 Chirocentridae Chirocentrus dorab 75.48 ± 0.12 15.24 ± 0.62 2.57 ± 0.08 1.31 ± 0.05 0.120 ± 0.010 84.57
4 Engraulidae Stolephorus commersonii 79.32 ± 0.17 16.32 ± 0.93 2.41 ± 0.17 1.31 ± 0.02 0.110 ± 0.004 87.41
Stolephorous devisi 79.72 ± 0.26 11.98 ± 0.28 1.10 ± 0.04 1.03 ± 0.13 0.332 ± 0.020 59.15
5 Labridae Thalassoma fuscum 77.28 ± 1.22 17.47 ± 0.40 1.52 ± 0.07 1.66 ± 0.08 0.38 ± 0.001 90.28
6 Leiognathidae Leiognathus dussumieri 67.23 ± 0.87 10.24 ± 0.10 14.72 ± 0.30 1.20 ± 0.10 0.080 ± 0.002 174.16
Gazza achlamys 77.34 ± 1.42 19.30 ± 0.23 0.79 ± 0.009 2.40 ± 0.18 0.07 ± 0.003 93.91
7 Lethrinidae Lethrinus lensus 77.63 ± 0.74 18.48 ± 2.26 0.41 ± 0.005 1.78 ± 0.19 0.09 ± 0.001 77.97
8 Lutjanidae Lutjanus quinquelineatus 75.75 ± 0.43 21.46 ± 0.47 3.43 ± 0.10 1.81 ± 0.20 0.04 ± 0.002 116.87
Lutjanus lutjanus 76.29 ± 1.44 15.67 ± 0.11 0.24 ± 0.002 1.54 ± 0.16 0.05 ± 0.004 65.04
Lutjanus decussatus 73.52 ± 0.09 21.13 ± 0.01 2.06 ± 0.12 0.98 ± 0.16 0.06 ± 0.01 106.98
9 Nemipteridae Nemipterus bleekeri 71.44 ± 2.01 22.75 ± 0.40 4.45 ± 0.06 1.00 ± 0.04 0.044 ± 0.004 131.23
Nemipterus japonicus 74.72 ± 0.75 18.24 ± 0.08 2.78 ± 0.14 3.92 ± 0.19 0.25 ± 0.001 74.98
Scolopsis bimaculatus 74.76 ± 0.49 22.24 ± 0.27 3.37 ± 0.18 1.17 ± 0.20 0.07 ± 0.002 119.57
10 Scombridae Rastrelliger kanagurtar 76.08 ± 0.58 15.14 ± 0.32 2.40   ± 0.33 1.18 ± 0.09 0.112 ± 0.003 83.42
11 Serranidae Epinephelus areolatus 78.99 ± 0.23 16.84 ± 0.35 0.85 ± 0.09 3.79 ± 0.16 0.05 ± 0.001 75.21
12 Sphyraenidae Sphyraena obtusata 80.48 ± 3.53 16.10 ± 0.11 3.53 ± 1.92 1.19 ± 0.23 0.066 ± 0.001 96.43
13 Synodontidae Saurida tumbil 79.19 ± 1.36 16.28 ± 0.28 0.29 ± 0.08 1.85 ± 0.17 0.09 ± 0.002 67.93
1Values are shown as mean ± standard error of triplicates.
Table 2: Proximate composition of fishes caught in Tuticor