| Main ref. | |
| Country | |
| Locality | Not specified |
| Remark |
Cooked meat of this catfish is soft, juicy and very tasty. Soup is rich and yellow with droplets of fat, and with a pleasant mildly acid taste. Referred to as Netuma thalassinus or Arius thalassinus in Ref. 4883. |
| Weight proportions | |
| Chemical composition | |
Body parts |
Moisture % |
Protein % |
Fat % |
Ash % |
Whole fish |
- | - | - | - |
Meat/Fillet |
68.8 - 78 | 18.4 - 21 | 0.4 - 12 | 1.3 - 1.5 |
Liver |
- | - | - | - |
Roe |
- | - | - | - |
Viscera |
- | - | - | - |
Head/bone/fins |
- | - | - | - |
Waste/offal |
64.5 - 69.2 | 16.1 - 18.2 | 5.8 - 10.6 | 6.6 - 7.5 |
Comment |
Waste/offal: data refer to offal only. |