Proximate Analysis of Lethrinus nebulosus
Mainly from V.P. Bykov (1983, Ref. 4883)

 Main ref.
 Country
 
 Locality
 Near Sri Lanka, in July.
 Remark
 After cooking, meat is white, soft, lean, and ordinary in taste. The soup is tasteless. A table fish recommended for second courses with spices and pungent sauces and for making hot smoked products.
 Weight proportions
 Chemical composition
 Body parts
Moisture %
Protein %
Fat %
Ash %
 Whole fish
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 Meat/Fillet
76.9
20.5
0.3
1.4
 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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 Comment
 
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