Proximate Analysis of Etmopterus spinax
Mainly from V.P. Bykov (1983, Ref. 4883)

 Main ref.
 Country
 
 Locality
 Northwest Atlantic near the shelf of Ireland, in June
 Remark
 Meat of the spinax shark contains large quantity of fat, more than 9%.
 Weight proportions
 Chemical composition
 Body parts
Moisture %
Protein %
Fat %
Ash %
 Whole fish
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 Meat/Fillet
71.9
17.3
9.4
1.3
 Liver
32.3
7.2
58
0.6
 Roe
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 Viscera
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 Head/bone/fins
81
12.5
0.8
5.7
 Waste/offal
 - 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 Comment
 Cartilage: moisture, 73.7; protein, 18.1; fat, 2.5; ash, 5.7
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