Table 5. Effects of dietary floral pigment supplementation on skin pigmentation of golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)

Parameters Treatments
Control D-Lt D-Ws D-Ma D-Yb D-Wc
CIE L* 60.0 ± 2.76 58.2 ± 0.36 59.8 ± 2.07 59.2 ± 0.68 60.24 ± 2.78 61.6 ± 2.95
CIE a* –2.57 ± 0.41b –2.76 ± 0.29b –3.72 ± 0.40ab –4.22 ± 0.12a –2.75 ± 0.45b –3.59 ± 0.50ab
CIE b* 12.2 ± 0.34a 14.3 ± 0.70bc 17.2 ± 0.85de 18.8 ± 0.42e 13.2 ± 0.65ab 15.8 ± 0.25cd
Values represent means ± SE (n = 3).
Different letters in the same row indicate statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).