Main ref. | |
Country | |
Locality | Persian Gulf, in August |
Remark |
When cooked, the meat becomes white, soft and tasty. There are many fine, sharp bones in the meat. The soup is rich, fatty, and tasty with a large quantity of extracted substances. This fish should be canned in oil. Referred to as Ilishia indica in Ref. 4883. |
Weight proportions | |
Chemical composition |
Body parts |
Moisture % |
Protein % |
Fat % |
Ash % |
Whole fish |
- | - | - | - |
Meat/Fillet |
75.9 | 20.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
Liver |
- | - | - | - |
Roe |
- | - | - | - |
Viscera |
- | - | - | - |
Head/bone/fins |
68.1 | 17 | 7.7 | 6.6 |
Waste/offal |
- | - | - | - |
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