Occurrence of wax esters in the tissues of the orange roughly (Hoplostethus atlanticus).
The skin, skeleton and a fat-filled swim bladder of the orange roughly (Hoplostethus atlanticus) each contained greater than 20% lipid by wet weight which was almost entirely wax esters. These had carbon numbers of 34-40 consistent with the major fatty acid being 18:1 and the major fatty alcohols being 16:0, 18:1, 20:1 and 22:1. In contrast, the liver and the roe contained appreciable quantities of glycerolipids with 18:1 and 22:6 as the major fatty acids.
D000438:Alcohols / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D004952:Esters / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology*; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014885:Waxes / Q000032:analysis*
D000438:Alcohols; D004952:Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids; D014885:Waxes