Proximate Composition and Colour Values of Muscle Tissue of Male and Female Blunt-Snouted Mullet (Mullus ponticus Essipov, 1927) From Black Sea

Abstract

In the Mediterranean and Black Sea, red mullet is a fish species of significant commercial value. It usually inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean basins, which include the Black Sea. Red mullet is subject to high fishing pressure from bottom trawling and small-scale fisheries, making it one of the most valuable bottom fish in the Mediterranean. It’s also one of the primary species that bottom trawls catch for commercial purposes. Red mullet’s distinct habitat requirements and sensitivity to environmental changes make it a commercially valuable species in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Its high economic value and ecological importance make it an important focus of research and fisheries management efforts. The objective of this research was to ascertain the nutritional makeup and muscle tissue colour values of red mullet, both male and female, that were collected using bottom gillnets at Sinop, a Black Sea coastal city in the south. In this study, crude protein, crude fat, crude ash, moisture, carbohydrate, and energy values in female blunt-snouted mullet were found as 18.81%, 9.51%, 1.29%, 69.74%, 0.66%, and 199.14 Kcal/100 g. In male red mullet, crude protein, crude fat, crude ash, moisture, carbohydrate, and energy values were determined as 19.06%, 10.07%, 1.16%, 68.97%, 0.73%, and 206.20 Kcal/100 g. Colour analysis is an important finding in distinguishing females and males in various fish species and in understanding sexual dimorphism. It was found that female red mullets were more reddish and yellowish than male red mullets.

Keywords

• Nutritional composition
• Blunt-snouted mullet
• Sea food
• Gender

Karadeniz'de Avlanan Dişi ve Erkek Barbunya (Mullus ponticus Essipov, 1927) Balıklarının Kaslarının Renk ve Besin Bileşimi

Öz

Barbunya, Akdeniz ve Karadeniz'de ticari açıdan önemli bir balık türüdür. Yaygın olarak Doğu Atlantik'te ve Karadeniz dahil Akdeniz havzasında bulunur, kumlu ve çamurlu diplerde yaşar. Barbunya, dip trolü ve küçük ölçekli balıkçılıkla yüksek avlanma baskısına maruz kalmakta olup, bu durum onu Akdeniz'deki en değerli dip balıklarından biri haline getirmektedir. Aynı zamanda dip trolleriyle yakalanan başlıca ticari türler arasında yer almaktadır. Barbunya, Akdeniz ve Karadeniz'de kendine özgü yaşam alanı tercihleri ve çevresel etkilere duyarlılığı nedeniyle ticari açıdan değerli bir türdür. Yüksek ekonomik değeri ve ekolojik önemi, onu araştırma ve balıkçılık yönetimi çabalarının önemli bir odağı haline getiriyor. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Karadeniz'in güney kıyı kenti Sinop'ta dip uzatma ağlarla avlanan dişi ve erkek barbunya balıklarının kas dokusunun besin bileşimi ve kas dokusunun renk değerlerinin belirlenmesidir. Araştırmada dişi barbunya balığında ham protein, ham yağ, ham kül, nem, karbonhidrat ve enerji değerleri sırasıyla %18,81, %9,51, %1,29, %69,74, %0,66 ve 199,14 Kcal/100 g olarak bulunmuştur. Erkek barbunyada ham protein, ham yağ, ham kül, nem, karbonhidrat ve enerji değerleri sırasıyla %19,06, %10,07, %1,16, %68,97, %0,73 ve 206,20 Kcal/100 g olarak belirlendi. Çeşitli balık türlerinde dişi ve erkeklerin ayırt edilebilmesi, cinsel dimorfizmin anlaşılmasında renk analizi önemli bir bulgudur. Dişi barbunya balıklarının erkek barbunya balıklarına göre daha kırmızımsı ve sarımsı olduğu olduğu tespit edildi.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Besin kompozisyonu
• Barbunya balığı
• Su ürünleri
• Cinsiyet

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