Table 3.

Percentage of proximate compositions of muscles of puffer fishes.

Proximate Composition (%)
Sl.No	Name of Species	Moisture	Protein	Carbohydrates	Lipid	Ash
1	Arothron hispidus	70.4 ± 2.5	20.1 ± 0.4	1.3 ± 0.2	7.1 ± 0.9	1.1 ± 0.1
2	Takifugu oblongus	70.5 ± 2.6	20.6 ± 0.6	1.3 ± 0.2	6.3 ± 0.7	1.3 ± 0.1
3	Chelonodon patoca	73.5 ± 2.0	17.9 ± 0.3	0.9 ± 0.2	6.9 ± 0.7	0.8 ± 0.2
4	Arothron immaculatus	75.0 ± 3.0	18.3 ± 0.3	0.7 ± 0.3	4.9 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.2
5	Lagocephalus guentheri	71.1± 0.4	18.8 ± 0.4	1.3 ± 0.2	7.7 ± 0.4	1.1 ± 0.1