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The fat content and fatty acid composition of whole sun-dried Limnothrissa miodon Boulenger caught during 1973 have been measured. The fat content seems to increase during the dry seasons. The fatty acids however showed no defined seasonal variations.
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Deelstra, H.A., Van Cauwenberghe, K. Seasonal changes in fat and fatty acid composition of Limnothrissa miodon Boulenger (Pisces: Clupeiformes) from Lake Tanganyika, with reference to their nutritive value. Hydrobiologia 89, 123–127 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00006165
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