%0 Journal Article %T Seasonal variations in the fatty acid profiles of the liver and muscle of Squalius cephalus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) living in Tödürge Lake (Sivas, Turkiye) %J Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences %I Agricultural Research,Education and Extension Organization %Z 1562-2916 %A GÖRGÜN, Salih %D 2019 %\ 10/01/2019 %V 18 %N 4 %P 1025-1035 %! Seasonal variations in the fatty acid profiles of the liver and muscle of Squalius cephalus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) living in Tödürge Lake (Sivas, Turkiye) %K Squalius cephalus %K Season %K Fatty acid variations %K Tödürge Lake %R 10.22092/ijfs.2019.118806 %X In this study, seasonal variations in the fatty acid profiles of the liver and muscle of Squalius cephalus from Tödürge Lake were determined by Gas Chromatography (GC). C22:6 n-3, C20:5 n-3, C20:4 n-6, C18:1 n-9, C18:1 n-7, C16:1 n-7, C18:0 and C16:0 were the principal fatty acids having the highest levels in the muscle and liver of Squalius cephalus in all seasons. Although C22:6 n-3, which is regarded as the most important polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), percentages were found to be high in the spring (17.37%) and summer (20.45%) in the liver, the percentages of this acid changed between 15.10% (winter) and 17.77% (spring) in the muscle. In all seasons, total unsaturated fatty acids (n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated plus monounsaturated fatty acids) of the muscle tissue were found to be between 60-70%. When considered these results, S. cephalus is a good food resource in terms of feeding with unsaturated fatty acids in all seasons, especially C22:6 n-3. %U https://jifro.areeo.ac.ir/article_118806_0e87352dc74fe19cd3cdeae6bc56c27e.pdf