Microbial Study and Proximate Composition of Six Marine Fish Species in Mudasalodai Coastal Region

The present study was aimed to analyse the proximate composition and endophytic microbial colonization in six marine fishes such as Nemipterus japonicas, Epinephelus areolatus, Lutjanusquin quelineatus, Scolopsis bimaculatus, Lutjanus decussate and Lethrinus lensus, were collected from Mudasalodai coastal region, Tamil Nadu, South east coast of India. Maximum protein recorted Lethrinus lensus 4.7×10 5 ,minimum in Lutjanus decussate 2.9×10,Micrococcus sp and Escherichia sp was recorded in all six fish species. In the case of fungi not found in all the six fish species. The total viable count was within the acceptable limit in all the fish samples. The proximate content results revealed that of the Lutjanusquin quelineatus was indicated high values obtained providing an update to food composition value. Among the three nutrient elements investigated the most abundant was Fe followed by P and Ca much amount in Lutjanus decussatus. This work was provided the important scientific information of the proximate composition and endophytic colonization of six marine fish collected from south east coast of India.