Common names:
Lebrancha, Lisa blanca, Lisa blanca
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
minor commercial
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Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Aquaculture:
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Regulations:
restricted
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Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Recorded from Laguna de Términos (Ref. 79080) and Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan (Ref. 74908). Marketed fresh (whole, fillet), dried-salted, or as dried-salted fish roe. Fishing regulations: catch season:1Jul.-31 Mar. (Baja California to Jalisco), 16 Jul.-15 May (Colima to Chiapas), 16 Mar.-14 Nov. and 1-31 Jan. (Gulf of Mexico); closed season: 1 Apr.- 30 Jun. (Baja California to Jalisco), 16 May-15 Jul. (Colima to Chiapas), 15 Nov.-31 Dec. and 1 Feb.-15 Mar. (Tamaulipas and Veracruz); minimum size: 28 cm TL (Pacific coast) and 26 cm TL (Gulf of Mexico); mesh size: 2.75 in. (Pacific coast) and 3 in. (Gulf of Mexico) (Ref. 26550). Also Ref. 50313.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Anonymous, 1994
National Database: