Proximate Analysis of Genypterus capensis
Mainly from V.P. Bykov (1983, Ref. 4883)

 Main ref.
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 Locality
 Southeast Atlantic
 Remark
 When fried, the meat is white, semi-sweet, slightly watery and tasty, a good table fish. Fish weighing more than 0.5 kg should be used for fillets.
 Weight proportions
 Chemical composition
 Body parts
Moisture %
Protein %
Fat %
Ash %
 Whole fish
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 Meat/Fillet
80.6 - 82.2
17.2 - 17.7
0.1
1.2
 Liver
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 Roe
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 Viscera
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 Head/bone/fins
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 Waste/offal
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