fa <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Total lipids, fatty acid composition and heavy metal content of <em>Sardina pilchardus</em> fillet samples captured in February 2014 in Beni saf, Mostaganem, Ghazaouet, Algiers and Jijet coast were evaluated. Total lipid content was related to the five sites of catch (<em>p</em><0.05), ranging from 7.18 g 100g^-1 for Algiers to 10.07g 100g^-1 for Beni saf. The fatty acid composition of <em>S. pilchardus</em> shows a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) dominated by n-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA C20:5 n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA C22:6n-3) with maximum rates of 15.75% and 33.42%, respectively (<em>p</em><0.05). The saturated fatty acid (SFA) content was important in different samples of sardines, ranging from 35.50% to 41.32% according to sites of capture (<em>p</em>< 0.05). Concerning the heavy metals, the levels of lead (Pb) ranged from 0.013mg to 0.024mg, however those of mercury (Hg) varied from 0.080 mg to 0.130 mg (<em>p</em><0.05), which affects the health value of the fish species</span></span> Algerian coast, Sardina pilchardus, Fatty acids, Lipids, Heavy metals 1021 1029 http://jifro.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2083-2&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 A. Benguendouz agro_taa_ben@yahoo.fr 100319475328460022548 100319475328460022548 Yes K. Bouderoua 100319475328460022549 100319475328460022549 No A. Bouterfa 100319475328460022550 100319475328460022550 No M. Belabes 100319475328460022551 100319475328460022551 No A. Bekada 100319475328460022552 100319475328460022552 No E. Sioriki 100319475328460022553 100319475328460022553 No I. Zabetakis 100319475328460022554 100319475328460022554 No