Table 4. Similarity percentage analysis (SIMPER) of the female swordfish.
The table shows the contribution of each fatty acid (FA) identified among females of different size ranges and/or distinct degrees of sexual maturity (small and/or virginal vs large and/or maturing females) collected during two different seasons (winter vs spring).
| Group | Average similarity | FA | Av. abund. | Av. sim. | Sim/SD | Contrib. % | Cum. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 72.43 | Palmitic | 5.98 | 27.23 | 3.58 | 37.59 | 37.59 |
| Stearic | 4.84 | 21.28 | 3.32 | 30.21 | 67.8 | ||
| Oleic | 3.58 | 11.37 | 1.14 | 15.69 | 83.49 | ||
| DHA | 3.3 | 9.21 | 0.98 | 12.72 | 96.21 | ||
| Large | 73.39 | Palmitic | 4.79 | 17.8 | 2.76 | 24.26 | 24.46 |
| Oleic | 4.72 | 15.15 | 2.05 | 20.64 | 44.9 | ||
| Stearic | 3.48 | 12.5 | 2.19 | 17.03 | 61.93 | ||
| DHA | 4.27 | 11.58 | 1.27 | 15.79 | 77.72 | ||
| Winter | 69.98 | Palmitic | 5.66 | 25 | 3.08 | 35.72 | 35.72 |
| Stearic | 4.44 | 18.99 | 2.56 | 27.13 | 62.86 | ||
| Oleic | 3.56 | 11.09 | 1.14 | 15.85 | 78.7 | ||
| DHA | 3.82 | 10.63 | 0.99 | 15.19 | 93.89 | ||
| Spring | 75.84 | Palmitic | 5.11 | 20.03 | 2.47 | 26.41 | 26.41 |
| Oleic | 4.74 | 15.42 | 2.04 | 20.34 | 46.75 | ||
| Stearic | 3.88 | 15.39 | 2 | 20.3 | 67.05 | ||
| DHA | 3.75 | 10.17 | 1.33 | 13.41 | 80.45 |
Note:
DHA, Docosahexaenoic acid; AV. abund., average abundance; Av. Sim., average similarity; Sim/SD, standard deviation of similarity; Contrib. %, contribution; Cum. %, cumulative contribution.