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WALD1 has pointed out that freshwater fish contain vitamin A2 whereas marine fish contain vitamin A1. This was confirmed by Gillam2 and Lederer et al.3. It is only migratory fish which contain a mixture of both vitamins A1 and A2.
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MORCOS, S., SALAH, M. Utilization of Vitamin A1 by Freshwater Fish. Nature 167, 117–118 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167117b0
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