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Chanos chanos (Fabricius, 1775)

Milkfish
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Mexico country information

Common names: Chano, Sábalo, Sabalote
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: De la Cruz Agüero, J., M. Arellano Martínez, V.M. Cota Gómez and G. de la Cruz-Agüero, 1997
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in western Baja California and from Sinaloa southward (Ref. 37955). Recorded from several localities in Baja California Sur (Ref. 37955). Penetrates rivers (Ref. 9287). Scales used to ornaments (Ref. 37955). Also Ref. 9987.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Schuster, W.H., 1960
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gonorynchiformes (Milkfishes) > Chanidae (Milkfish)
Etymology: Chanos: Greek, chanos, -eos, ous, and chasma, -atos = abyss, mouth opened, inmensity (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

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