Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref. | |
Comments |
Introduced in the Guaraguaçu River basin (Ref. 57722, 94815) and Urugay River (Ref. 79585). The species has become widespread in Guaraguaçu as per sampling done November 2002 and May-September 2004 using gill nests, longlines, cast nets, beach seines and fish traps. Twenty-three specimens, lengths ranging from 33.4-78.5 cm including 3 mature females were caught (Ref. 57722). Also ref. 13686. |
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States/Provinces | Bahia (introduced), Espírito Santo (introduced), Minas Gerais (introduced), Paraná (introduced), Rio Grande do Sul (introduced), São Paulo (introduced) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html |