. 2024 Jun 30;14(6):1403–1416. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i6.8

Table 3. Fatty acids content of the examined fish samples (mg/g).

Fatty acids	Carbon chain	Fish spp.
Fatty acids	Carbon chain	Nile tilapia	Nile perch	Zander	Catfish	Elephant-snout
Total fatty acids		87.73 ± 3.74^a	90.15 ± 3.58^a	89.86 ± 2.66^a	80.19 ± 2.72^a	39.26 ± 2.82^b
Saturated FAs		32.60 ± 1.23^a	22.79 ± 1.42^b	29.94 ± 1.28^b	27.14 ± 1.33^b	9.86 ± 1.25^c
Lauric acid	C12:0	0.37 ± 0.01^b	0.60 ± .09^a	0.38 ± 0.01^b	0.42 ± 0.02^b	0.22 ± 0.01^b
Myristic acid	C14:0	4.00 ± 0.90^a	2.98 ± 0.45^a	3.37 ± 0.01^b	2.15 ± 0.18^b	1.13 ± 0.04^c
Pentadecanoic acid	C15:0	3.66 ± 0.27^a	ND	1.52 ± 0.01^b	0.82 ± 0.07^b	ND
Palmitic acid	C16:0	13.66 ± 0.27^b	12.65 ± 3.20^a	14.42 ± 2.04^b	16.51 ± 2.30^a	5.21 ± 1.47^c
Heptadecanoic acid	C17:0	ND	ND	0.74 ± 0.01	ND	ND
Stearic acid	C18:0	4.01 ± 0.87^a	2.54 ± 0.73^b	3.32 ± 0.16^a	2.16 ± 0.02^b	2.16 ± 0.02^b
Arachidic acid	C20:0	2.49 ± 0.12^a	1.92 ± .23^b	2.52 ± 0.71^a	2.85 ± 0.63^a	0.78 ± 0.06^c
Behenic acid	C22:0	1.76 ± 0.09^a	0.71 ± .04^b	2.05 ± 0.01^a	1.03 ± 0.01^a	ND
Lignocereic acid	C24:0	2.65 ± 0.03^b	1.39 ± .73^a	1.62 ± 0.15^a	1.2 ± 0.05^a	0.36 ± 0.01^b
Unsaturated fatty acids		55.13 ± 2.43^a	67.36 ± 1.84^a	59.92 ± 1.66^a	52.63 ± 1.87^a	29.40 ± 1.75^b
MUFAs		34.38 ± 1.55^a	34.91 ± 1.93^a	32.24 ± 1.46^a	32.87 ± 2.31^a	18.14 ± 1.58^b
Tridecanoic acid	C13:1	4.79 ± 0.95^b	7.99 ± 0.11^a	3.64 ± 1.26^c	4.57 ± 0.53^b	2.46 ± 0.41^c
Myristoleic acid	C14:1	2.98 ± 0.23^a	1.23 ± 0.88^b	2.25 ± 1.31^a	3.63 ± 1.02^a	1.62 ± 0.01^b
Cis-10-Pentadecenoic	C15:1	ND	ND	1.44 ± 0.05	ND	ND
Palmitoleic acid	C16:1	8.54 ± 2.34^a	3.73 ± 0.97^b	2.49 ± 0.76^b	4.22 ± 1.06^b	2.36 ± 1.14^b
Palmitoleic acid	C16:1, ω7	3.81 ± 0.34^b	6.21 ± .23^a	2.87 ± 0.38^b	3.66 ± 1.12^b	1.53 ± 0.02^c
Cis-10-Heptadecanoic acid	C17:1	ND	ND	0.63 ± 0.01	ND	ND
Oleic acid	C18:1ω9c	4.37 ± 0.98^b	7.93 ± .98^a	4.87 ± 1.54^b	3.76 ± 1.05^b	2.76 ± 1.05^b
Oleic acid	C18:1ω9t	9.89 ± 2.73^b	7.33 ± 1.23^c	13.42 ± 2.72^a	13.03 ± 3.32^a	7.41 ± 1.63^c
Gadoleic acid	C20:1	ND	0.49 ± 0.10^a	0.63 ± 0.01^b	ND	ND
PUFAs		20.75 ± 2.73^b	32.45 ± 1.67^a	27.68 ± 2.69^a	19.76 ± 1.35^b	11.26 ± 1.43^c
Myristolinoleic	C14:2	1.83 ± 0.10^b	8.87 ± 1.22^a	1.47 ± 0.05^b	1.66 ± 0.04^b	0.62 ± 0.01^c
Linoleic acid	C18:2ω6c	4.90 ± 1.63^b	6.23 ± 0.84^a	5.47 ± 2.65^b	5.15 ± 2.36^b	3.62 ± 1.22^b
Linoleic acid	C18:2ω6t	3.87 ± .37^a	2.11 ± 0.25^b	4.17 ± 1.73^a	3.62 ± 1.72^a	2.81 ± 1.32^b
α- Linolenic acid	C18:3ω3	2.77 ± 0.94^b	4.42 ± 0.82^b	4.72 ± 1.22^a	2.22 ± 1.32^b	ND
Arachidonic acid	C20:4	0.88 ± 0.05^b	0.54 ± .02^b	2.47 ± 0.77^a	1.26 ± 0.01^a	0.63 ± 0.01^b
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)	C20:5ω3	1.93 ± 0.87^a	3.63 ± 0.26^a	2.02 ± 0.16^a	0.47 ± 0.01^b	0.26 ± 0.01^b
Docosahexaenoic acid(DHA)	C22:6ω3	4.57 ± 0.12^b	6.65 ± 0.99^b	7.36 ± 1.87^a	5.38 ± 2.47^b	3.32 ± 1.06^b

^a–cMeans with different superscripts within the same row significantly (p ≤ 0.05) different. Values represent the mean of 3 independent replicates ± SE. ND = Not detected.