Species Variations in the Proximate Composition, Amino Acid Profile, and Protein Quality of the Muscle Tissue of Grass Carp, Bighead Carp, Siberian Sturgeon, and Wels Catfish

Table 1

Morphometrical measurements and yield of grass carp, bighead carp, Siberian sturgeon, and wels catfish (mean value ± SD).

	Species
	Grass carp ()	Bighead carp ()	Siberian sturgeon ()	Wels catfish ()
Weight (kg)	2.04^a ± 0.55	2.64^b ± 0.30	2.17^ab ± 0.82	2.68^b ± 0.38
Length (cm)	54.92^a ± 5.58	50.38^a ± 1.58	79.83^b ± 9.02	74.00^b ± 3.72
Yield (%)	90.40^ac ± 1.32	89.79^a ± 0.99	85.94^b ± 2.06	91.50^c ± 1.22

Mean values in rows marked with different letters differ significantly at .