Proximate Analysis of Priacanthus arenatus
Mainly from V.P. Bykov (1983, Ref. 4883)

 Main ref.
 Country
 
 Locality
 Along the coast of northwest Africa, June
 Remark
 The meat of this fish is tasty. It can be used for culinary preparations and smoked products.
 Weight proportions
 Chemical composition
 Body parts
Moisture %
Protein %
Fat %
Ash %
 Whole fish
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 Meat/Fillet
76.7
20.2
1.5
1.6
 Liver
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 Roe
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 Viscera
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 Head/bone/fins
74.1
14.5
4.6
6.8
 Waste/offal
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 Comment
 Chemical content of head/bones/fins includes viscera's.
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