The Chemical Composition of Haplochromis spp.
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Date
1981
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Loughborough University of Technology
Abstract
The Haplochromis genus constitutes about 80% by weight of the
fish in Lake Victoria yet only small amounts are utilised directly
for food. There are over 150 species of Haplochromis, in the lake
forming a species flock and any typical catch is made up of a
mixture of many species. Morphological resemblance of the species
makes identification of individual species very difficult. Little
information has been published about the chemical composition of
Haplochrornis. The present study provides chemical composition data for lioid.
protein and other nutritionally important constituents of Haolochromis
as an aid to the processing of the resource and its nutritional
evaluation.
Four batches of Haplochromis from Lake Victoria were received.
The first batch was analysed only for total lipid. Fish from the
other three batches, caught over a five month period, were each
split into four weight groups. Data were obtained for the weight
distribution in the batches, the relationship between weight and
length of the fish, weight and maximum depth of the fish and for the
proportions of head, gut and headless gutless portions in the
different weight groups.
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Haplochromis, Fish species, Lack Victoria
Citation
Ssali, William M. (1981). The Chemical Composition of Haplochromis Spp. Loughborough University of Technology