Moniba Shafaat and Rashida Qari*

Institute of Marine Science, University of Karachi, Pakistan

*Corresponding Author: Rashida Qari, Professor, Institute of Marine Science, University of Karachi, Pakistan..

Received: November 02, 2023; Published: November 27, 2023

Abstract

This study compares the biochemical composition of four edible commercial fish species (Rastrelliger kanagurta, Pampus argenteus, Sillago sihama and Sparidentex hasta). All samples were collected from Fish harbour Karachi during the period of November 2016 to May 2017. The results revealed variation were found in total carbohydrate 28-40%, total protein 9-21%, total lipid 4-7%, total ash 31– 44%, moisture 1-3.2% and water 14.26- 46.59%. The high protein content was found in the specie of Sillago sihama and high lipid content in Sparidentex hasta and Pampus argenteus. The carbohydrate content was high in Rastrelliger kanagurta and Pampus argenteus. The result show that positive significant correlation was found in between biochemical constituents among fishes investigated. In all studied fishes high protein and carbohydrate results indicates that they are good source of energy, can used as body building block and for repairing tissues.

Keywords: Fishes; Protein; Lipid; Carbohydrate and Karachi Fish Harbour

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Citation

Citation: Moniba Shafaat and Rashida Qari. “Comparative Study Of Biochemical Composition Of The Four Commercially Important Fishes (Pampus Argenteus, Rastrelliger Kanagurta, , Sillago Sihama And Sparidentex Hasta) Collected From Karachi Fish Harbor, Pakistan".Acta Scientific Microbiology 6.12 (2023): 68-73.

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