Indian Journal of Animal Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue: 10

Chemical composition, amino acid and fatty acid profiles of Lionfish Pterois volitans from the alacranes reef, southern gulf of Mexico

  • Author:
  • Irma Aranda-Gonzalez1, Alfonso Aguilar-Perera2, Luis Chel-Guerrero, Santiago Gallegos-Tintore, David Betancur-Ancona
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 1246 to 1250

1Facultad de Medicina, UADY

2Departamento de Biologia Marina, UADY

Facultad de Ingenieria Quimica, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Periferico Norte Km. 33.5, Tablaje Catastral 13615, Col. Chuburna de Hidalgo Inn. Merida, Yucatan, MexicoC.P. 97203

*Corresponding Author: David Betancur-Ancona, Facultad de Ingenieria Quimica, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Periferico Norte Km. 33.5, Tablaje Catastral 13615, Col. Chuburna de Hidalgo Inn. Merida, Yucatan, MexicoC.P. 97203, Email: bancona@correo.uady.mx

Online published on 30 October, 2020.

Abstract

The chemical and nutritional composition of fillet from Lionfish Pterois volitans L. captured in “Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes (PNNA)” in the Gulf of Mexico were investigated. The average chemical composition in dry weight basis of fillets was 25.41% protein, 5.65% ash, 0.82% fat and 0.79% fiber. The moisture in fresh fillet was 77.8% on average. The fatty acids in greater proportion were SFA, followed by PUFA and MUFA and with a w-3/w-6 ratio of 2.33. Docosahexaenoic acid was the most predominant (34.84%). The most abundant amino acids were phenylalanine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, isoleucine and lysine. Given its nutritionist profile, consumption of lionfish fillet could be a solution to control the invasive Lionfish population in the Gulf of Mexico.

Keywords

Amino acids, Chemical composition, Fatty acids, Lionfish, Pterois volitans