Protein, carbohydrate, fat, ash and moisture contents in the body muscle of Anabas
testudineus (Bloch) were investigated. The compositions varied seasonally in relation
to reproductive cycle of the fish. Significant correlation existed between moisture and
carbohydrate, moisture and fat, moisture and protein, moisture and ash, protein and
ash, fat and carbohydrate, fat and ash, protein and carbohydrate. The protein content
found to be higher in medium sized fishes and gradually decreased with the increase
of age. Fat content was higher in large-sized male than that of the females.
Carbohydrate content was slightly higher in male than the female.