DHA and EPA Content and Fatty Acid Profile of 39 Food Fishes from India

Table 2

Classification of 39 Indian food fish species due to fat content.

Classification	Samples
Lean meat (<2% fat)	Euthynnus affinis; Ailia coila; Perna viridis; Rastrelliger kanagurta; Rita rita; Katsuwonus pelamis; Stolephorus commersonii; Stolephorus waitei; Epinephelus spp.; Sperata seenghala; Fenneropenaeus indicus; Penaeus monodon; Xenentodon cancila; Thunnus albacares
Low fat fish (2–4% fat)	Leiognathus splendens; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Clarias batrachus; Trichiurus lepturus; Mugil cephalus; Neolissochilus hexagonolepis; Cyprinus carpio; Catla catla; Cirrhinus mrigala; Crassostrea madrasensis; Heteropneustes fossilis; Labeo rohita; Lates calcarifer; Schizothorax richardsonii; Harpadon nehereus
Medium fat fish (4–8% fat)	Anabas testudineus; Gudusia chapra; Nemipterus japonicas; Puntius sophore; Etroplus suratensis; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Amblypharyngodon mola; Tor putitora
High fat fish (>8%)	Tenualosa ilisha; Sardinella longiceps