Rashida Qari¹ , Zahoor Munir² , Farhad Aslam²

1 Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
2 Department of Marine Science, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Pakistan
Author    Correspondence author
International Journal of Marine Science, 2017, Vol. 7, No. 39   doi: 10.5376/ijms.2017.07.0039
Received: 14 Aug., 2017    Accepted: 06 Sep., 2017    Published: 25 Sep., 2017

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Qari R., Munir Z., and Aslam F., 2017, Biochemical composition of three commercially important fishes (Liza vaigiensis, Rastrelliger kanagurta and Scomberoides tol) collected from Sonmiani, Balochistan coast of Pakistan, International Journal of Marine Science, 7(39): 380-385 (doi: 10.5376/ijms.2017.07.0039)

This study reports the biochemical composition of three important edible commercial fish species (1. Liza vaigiensis 2. Rastrelliger kanagurta 3. Scomberoides tol) collected during surveys of fish harbor Dam Sonmiani Balochistan coast in February, 2017. The results demonstrate that protein value ranging from 40-52%, lipid 4-6%, carbohydrate 13.3-22%, ash 20-37.5%, moisture 2-6% and water 70.7-73.7%. This study records length, width and weight of each species too. There was positive significant relationship found in between biochemical constituents of all studied fishes.

Liza vaigiensis; Rastrelliger kanagurta; Scomberoides tol; Measurement; Biochemical constituents