Proximate Composition of Three Small Indigenous Fish Species Encountered in the Local Fish Market of Kokrajhar, BTAD, Assam

Sharmistha Chakraborty; Birendra Kumar Brahma; Arvind Kumar Goyal

Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2015

Proximate Composition of Three Small Indigenous Fish Species Encountered in the Local Fish Market of Kokrajhar, BTAD, Assam

Sharmistha Chakraborty, Birendra Kumar Brahma, Arvind Kumar Goyal

Abstract :

The present study was aimed at the evaluation of proximate composition of three small indigenous fishes available in Kokrajhar district. Proximate composition includes moisture, lipid, protein and ash content. The selected fish species were Channa punctatus (Bloch), Channa gachua (Hamilton) and Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton). The analysis was carried out following the standard methods. Out of the three species Amblypharyngodon has the highest moisture and lipid content. Channa gachua has the highest fat content while Channa punctatus has the highest protein content. The results of the analysis revealed similarity between the two Channa species while a slight variation in the Amblypharyngodon mola species. Present study reported that the selected small fishes were highly nutritive and could be incorporated in the daily diet of the local people.