Abstract
Small indigenous fish species (SIS) are cheap and easily available sources of nutrition in Bangladesh due to plenty of water resources. The proximate and mineral composition of 10 diverse SIS have been investigated. Amblypharyngodon mola (Mola) exhibited the highest percentage of both protein (17.95±1.34 %) and lipid (6.28±0.75 %) indicating a potent small fish with higher nutritive value. The lowest quantity of protein (14.29±0.66 %) and lipid (1.54±0.34) experienced in Esomus danricus (Darkina) and Awaous grammepomus (Bele) respectively. Channa punctata (Taki) is quantified as highest (3.47±1.23 mg/100g) in ash content but Gonialosa manmina as lowest (1.49±1.02 mg/100g). The maximum concentration of Ca (289.70±0.68 mg/100g), Mg (182.48 ±0.43) and Fe (2.02±0.49) observed in Chanda nama (Nama chanda), Channa punctata (Taki) and Batasio tengana (Tengra) respectively. The result of our present study implies that the average nutritive values of SIS were adequate in quantities. Hence, increasing the SIS consumption in mass poor people of Bangladesh might be helpful to achieve their nutritional requirement. *Corresponding Author: Mohajira Begum mohajira10@yahoo.com
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