1. Chemical composition of some tissues of the Antarctic fish Notothenia rossii marmorata, fischer 1885
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J. Oehlenschläger and H. Rehbein
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Krill ,biology ,Stomach ,Phosphorus ,Euphausia ,chemistry.chemical_element ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,Analytical Chemistry ,Notothenia rossii ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Animal science ,Biochemistry ,chemistry ,Dry weight ,medicine ,Dry matter ,Fluoride ,Food Science - Abstract
Muscle, liver, stomach, intestinal tract and pyloric caeca of the Antarctic fish Notothenia rossii marmorata , Fischer 1885, were analysed for dry matter, crude protein, carbohydrate, total lipids, ash, chloride, phosphorus and fluoride. It was found that the levels of these classes of substance varied considerably within ten fishes of a pre-spawning community. The highest level of protein was found in the stomach (80·8% mean value on a dry weight basis) and the lowest in the liver (39·6%); for total lipids in the liver and stomach the situation was reversed with the relevant figures being 40·8% and 11·27%, respectively. The pyloric caeca showed a maximum of ash content (6·34%), whilst only 3·92% was found in the liver. The liver was extremely rich in carbohydrates (8·22%) whilst, at 1·64%, the muscle contained least. Although N. rossii marmorata mainly feeds on the fluoride-containing krill ( Euphausia superba Dana ), the tissues investigated showed only a low level of fluoride (10–40 ppm).
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- 1982
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