Leiognathus equula in Fiji
Point map (Leiognathus equula) | Occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance commercial Ref.
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater No
Brackish Yes
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance common (usually seen) Ref.
Comments

Commonly sold on local market and considered a delicacy which is often cooked on open coals. Commonly caught by women using small fishing lines wrapped around beer bottles (Randy Thaman, personal communication). The Indo-fijians usually like it curried/deep fried. Cross reference Gazza minuta for common name (Lynette Kumar, personal communication). Also Ref. 3424.

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National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fj.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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