Caranx bucculentus in Australia
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance minor commercial Ref.
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater No
Brackish Yes
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish Yes
Abundance abundant (always seen in some numbers) Ref. Brewer, D.T., S.J.M. Blaber, D.A. Milton and J.P. Salini, 1994
Comments

Known from Exmouth Gulf in W. Australia to Bustard Bay in Qld, incl. the NW shelf, the N coast, G. of Carpentaria, the G. Barrier Reef & the NE coast. Most abundant secondary consumer with max. biomass found at 28 m (Ref. 7300). Also Ref. 5978.

States/Provinces Northern Territory (native), Queensland (native), Western Australia (native)
States/Provinces Complete? Yes
National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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