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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of diets including 10%, 20%, and 30% of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) meal (HM) (diets HM10, HM20, and HM30, respectively), replacing 17%, 35%, and 52% of fishmeal (FM), on growth performance, whole-body composition and fatty acid (FA) profile, plasma biochemistry, and intermediary metabolism of meagre (Argyrosomus regius) juveniles. For that purpose, triplicate groups of 18.0 ± 0.02 g fish were fed a control diet (CTR) without HM, and the experimental diets for 9 weeks. Growth, feed efficiency, protein efficiency ratio, nitrogen and energy retentions linearly decreased with the increase of dietary HM level. With the exception of ash, whole-body composition was not linearly affected by dietary HM inclusion. Regarding whole-body FA profile, total saturated fatty acids (SFA), SFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) ratio, and total n-6PUFA linearly …