Dry fish scales – Pink perch
Pink Perch is a deep sea, wild caught fish. It is abundant in coastal waters, found on mud or sand bottoms, usually in schools.
Pink Perch (Rani fish) feeds mainly on small fishes, crustaceans, mollusks (mainly cephalopods), polychaetes and echinoderms.
The scientific name of Pink Perch is Nemipterus japonicus. It is also commonly called Japanese Threadfin Bream or Nihon Itiyori (in Japanese).
Collagen extracted from porcine and bovine sources have been associated with disease outbreak such as mad cow and foot and mouth disease and also restricted in certain religions. Hence major focus these days has been collagen peptide and collagen products based on marine or fish origin collagen.
Collagen is a major structural fibrous protein that contributes in the connective tissue and also has various uses in healthcare, beauty and joints related supplements, foods and cosmetics.
Dried fish scales from Pink Perch or JTB (Japanese Threadfin Bream) can be used to derive marine collagen.