"Food fish" has a nutritional profile superior to all terrestrial meat, being an excellent source of high quality animal protein and highly digestible energy, as well as an extremely rich source of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, fat-soluble vitamins (A, D and E), water-soluble vitamins (B complex) and minerals (calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine and selenium). At present, "food fish" represents the primary source of animal protein (contributing more than 25% of the total animal protein supply) for about one billion people within 58 countries worldwide, including many developing countries and low- income food-deficit countries (value excludes China). Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids from sea food products (including from aquaculture) has been shown to prevent or ameliorate certain types of diseases (e.g., coronary heart disease and stroke; autoimmune disorders; cancers of the breast, colon and prostate; hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis). Fishes especially mullets are utilized as a food in many tropical and subtropical regions, they play an important role in aquaculture, where they also play an important ecological role and usually support fisheries In addition.