Thunnus obesus in Brazil
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance minor commercial Ref. FAO, 1994
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater No
Brackish No
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance abundant (always seen in some numbers) Ref. Feitoza, B.M., R.S. Rosa and L.A. Rocha, 2005
Comments

Occurs throughout the Brazilian coast, but mainly in the southern region (Ref. 36453). Also Ref. 84275.

States/Provinces Alagoas (native), Amapá (native), Bahia (native), Ceará (native), Espírito Santo (native), Maranhão (native), Pará (native), Paraíba (native), Paraná (native), Pernambuco (native), Piauí (native), Rio de Janeiro (native), Rio Grande do Norte (native), Rio Grande do Sul (native), Santa Catarina (native), São Paulo (native), Sergipe (native)
States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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