Table 1a.
Shows the percentage of moisture content in the Gills of Decapterus macarellus collected from Karachi (K) and Gwadar (G) Coasts of Pakistan.
| Samples |
Mean fish body length (cm) of both Gwadar and Karachi fish samples |
Mean fish body Weight (grams) |
Gill weight range (W2-W1) in grams |
% Moisture in Gills of fish |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | K | G | K | G | K | ||
| S1 | 16 | 69.4 | 90 | 6.7–1.49 | 6.12–1.37 | 77.8 | 77.6 |
| S2 | 18 | 77.5 | 220 | 7.32–1.38 | 7.22–1.46 | 81.1 | 79.8 |
| S3 | 21 | 142 | 260 | 7.96–1.21 | 10.8–1.91 | 84.8 | 82.4 |
| S4 | 22 | 186 | 340 | 10.21–1.52 | 14.6–2.35 | 85.1 | 83.9 |
| S5 | 24 | 300 | 480 | 12.8–1.61 | 17.4–2.05 | 87.4 | 88.2 |
| Mean ± S.D | 20.2 ± 3.19 | 157.9 ± 94.2 | 278 ± 144.6 | 83.2 ± 3.80 | 82.4 ± 4.07 | ||