| Main ref. | |
| Country | |
| Locality | Gulf of Mexico near the Yucatan Peninsula, in June |
| Remark |
After cooking, the meat is soft and tasty. Delicious canned products, `sardines in oil', are prepared from this fish. |
| Weight proportions | |
| Chemical composition | |
Body parts |
Moisture % |
Protein % |
Fat % |
Ash % |
Whole fish |
- | - | - | - |
Meat/Fillet |
73.7 | 21.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 |
Liver |
- | - | - | - |
Roe |
- | - | - | - |
Viscera |
- | - | - | - |
Head/bone/fins |
- | - | - | - |
Waste/offal |
- | - | - | - |
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