Common names: Sahwa
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Constitutes a major portion of Omani fisheries. Average annual catch ranges from 6000 to 7000 tons annually, reaching a peak of 16000 tons in 1988. Edible. Caught using gillnets, and hook and line (Ref. 9773). Also Ref. 168.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 1995
National Database: