Female Leuciscus lepidus May Be a New Alternative for Fish Oil Supplements

Table 1

Proximate composition (%) of males and females of Leuciscus lepidus.

Chemical composition	Male	Female
Fat content (%)	15.13 ± 0.04a	18.75 ± 0.11b
Protein content (%)	20.42 ± 0.45a	22.21 ± 0.56b
Moisture content (%)	65.47 ± 1.37a	61.28 ± 1.03b
Ash content (%)	1.51 ± 0.05a	1.50 ± 0.03a

The values are shown as mean ± SD. Mean values are averages of three replicates.
Different letters in the same row represent significant statistical differences, .