What is the practical takeaway for frying very small gobies whole instead of processing them?

Answer

The high skin-to-meat ratio means the effort to process minute fillets outweighs the benefit of eating the entire crispy creature

When fish are very small, the ratio of skin and bone to actual meat is high. The practical conclusion is that the effort required to remove skin and process the small fillets is often not worth the small amount of edible meat gained compared to frying the entire fish until crisp.

What is the practical takeaway for frying very small gobies whole instead of processing them?
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