Proximate composition and fatty acid profile of deep sea species, Rexea bengalensis (Alcock, 1894)

  1. Bincy M. Raj
  2. M. K. Sajeevan
  3. M. C. Chitra
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Abstract

Rexea bengalensis is also known as bengal escolar belongs to the Family Gempylidae. It present in the waters of tropical and sub-tropical waters to a depth range of 180 m to 850 m. So far there is no commercial value for this species, generally used as the raw material for fish meal industry. This study aims to analyses the proximate composition and fatty acid analysis of Rexea bengalensis. The results showed values of protein, fat and moisture content as 19.1, 1.87 and 76.8 respectively. In the fatty acid analysis percentage of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), saturated fats (SFA) and Poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) as 45.15, 36.19 and 16.03, respectively. These results revealed that bengal escolar can become a potential fishery in future.

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  1. Version published to 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6911288/v1 on Research Square