Fatty acid composition of three small indigenous fishes of Bangladesh

[摘要] The total fat and fatty acid composition of three commonly consumed small indigenous fish species of Bangladesh, Mola,Amblypharyngodon mola,Jat puti , Puntius sophoreand Shar puti,Systomus sarana . Twenty-one types of fatty acids were identified from the extracted oil of these fishes. C16:0 and C18:0 were the predominant saturated fatty acids (SFA), C16:1 ? 7and C18:1 ? 9the main monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), while C22:6:4 ? 3(DHA), C20:5 ? 3(EPA) were the main PUFAs. The total ? 3was between 4.28% to17.86% and the total ? 6was between 4.08% to 23.12%. The ? 3 / ? 6ratio was between to 0.35% to 1.50%. It is evident from this study thatA. mola, P. sophoreandS. Sarana a re good source of ? 3and ? 6PUFA and their regular consumption will contribute to better health.Bangladesh J. Zool.43 (1): 85-93, 2015

[学科分类] 动物科学

[关键词] Small indigenous fishes;Fatty acid composition;Bangladesh