Proximate and Amino Acid Compositions of the Pond-Cultured Spotted Barb, Puntius Binotatus

Abstract

The pond culture of spotted barb (Puntius binotatus) has been started in Sabah. However, the nutritional values of these cultured P. binotatus as a protein source for human consumption have never been assessed. Therefore, the proximate and amino acid compositions of these cultured P. binotatus (n = 6, 3 females and 3 males) were evaluated to provide baseline information on its nutritional quality. The fish whole body contained about 18% and 9% of crude protein and lipid, respectively (in wet weight basis), 11% ash and 67% moisture. These proximate values were comparable to the wild-caught P. binotatus as reported in previous study. In addition, the cultured P. binotatus contained high levels of glutamic acid, aspartic acid, and glycine, (approximately 37.4, 24.5, and 23.0 mg/ g of sample, respectively). It also contained high level of lysine (23.5 mg/ g of sample) which is an essential amino acid in human diet. In conclusion, the nutritional quality of the cultured P. binotatus is good hence it is a suitable protein source for human consumption.

Length-weight relationship and relative condition factor of the Sultan fish, Leptobarbus hoevenii broodstock farmed in earthen ponds

“…The formula were logarithm-transformed to ln W= ln a + bln L, then the linear regression graph was plotted using MS-Excel computer program to estimate the values of the constant (a), slope (b), the correlation coefficient (r) (and its significant level) of the LWRs. The growth condition of the fish was then categorized using the b values; when b = 3, the fish has attained isometric growth, b < 3 indicated negative allometric, and b > 3 indicated positive allometric growth (Lim et al 2013).…”

“…The RCF calculation was performed by using formula Kn = W/ W' where W is the observed weight, and W' is the expected weight of individual fish (a L b ) with the earlier estimated b value (Fafuiye and Oluajo, 2005;Farzana and Saira, 2008;Lim et al, 2013). If Kn = 1 or more, this outcome indicated that the fish has achieved the expected growth, and vice versa.…”

“…Length-weight relationship (LWR) evaluation is a common way to assess the general health condition of the cultured aquatic animals. LWR can reflect the degree of wellbeing and adaptability of the animals to their farming environment (Hassan and Javed, 1999;Olurin and Aderibigbe, 2006;Lim et al, 2013;Kumar et al, 2014). Derived from the LWR calculation, the relative condition factor (RCF) can be calculated to determine if the observed condition of the animal were up to the expected condition (Fafuiye and Oluajo, 2005;Farzana and Saira, 2008;Lim et al, 2013).…”

Detection of 16S Mitochondrial Gene Polymorphism on Barb Fish (Barbodes binotatus Valenciennes, 1842) from Lake Lebo Taliwang, West Nusa Tenggara

“…The fish inhabit in a tropical climate and commonly prefer the freshwater with a temperature range of 24-26 o C and a 6.0-6.5 pH (Kottelat, 2013). In addition, the fish species has high protein containing lysine (23.5 mg/g sample) which considered as an essential amino acid (Lim et al, 2015).…”

Hubungan panjang bobot dan faktor kondisi ikan wader bintik dua Barbodes binotatus (Valenciennes, 1842) di Sungai Barambai Samarinda Kalimantan

“…Analisis hubungan panjang bobot ikan digunakan untuk menentukan faktor kondisi yang mengacu pada tingkat kemontokan ikan (Fafuiye & Oluajo 2005), dan kesesuaian dengan lingkungan (Farzana & Saira 2008). Hubungan panjang bobot merupakan metode yang umum diterapkan di perikanan untuk penilaian stok (Hossain et al 2012), survei dampak lingkungan, dan mengevaluasi kondisi ikan yang dipelihara di lingkungan budi daya (Olurin & Aderibigbe 2006, Kumar et al 2013, Lim et al 2013. Hubungan panjang bobot dan faktor kondisi relatif (FK) juga dapat digunakan untuk membandingkan kondisi ikan pada lokasi yang berbeda (Isa et al 2010, Zakeyudin et al 2012, Gerami et al 2013.…”