Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | commercial | Ref. | Barletta, M., U. Saint-Paul and A. Barletta-Bergan, 1999 |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | Yes | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Barletta, M., U. Saint-Paul and A. Barletta-Bergan, 1999 |
Comments |
Along the north Brazilian coast, this species inhabits mangrove forests on sand-mud or even mud substrate (Ref. 34896). Used as bait in North Brazil artisanal fishery (Ref. 34896). Caught by using ichthyotoxic plants (e.g. Ichthyothere cunabi "cutuca" (Ref. 34896). |
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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), 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 |