Table 1e.
Shows the percentage of moisture content in the liver 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) |
Liver weight range (W2-W1) in grams |
% Moisture in liver of fish |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | K | G | K | G | K | ||
| S1 | 16 | 69.4 | 90 | 7.74–2.21 | 3.91–1.92 | 71.4 | 50.8 |
| S2 | 18 | 77.5 | 220 | 9.84–2.65 | 4.48–182 | 73.1 | 59.3 |
| S3 | 21 | 142 | 260 | 12.91–3.12 | 5.12–1.67 | 75.8 | 67.4 |
| S4 | 22 | 186 | 340 | 13.02–2.91 | 6.91–1.91 | 77.6 | 72.3 |
| S5 | 24 | 300 | 480 | 15.9–3.11 | 9.60–2.26 | 80.5 | 76.4 |
| Mean ± S.D | 20.2 ± 3.19 | 157.9 ± 94.2 | 278 ± 144.6 | 75.68 ± 3.60 | 65.24 ± 10.2 | ||