Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
It was reported to be very rare or absent on the northern and northeastern Brazilian coast (4°N to 13°S), but very common between the Brazilian state of Bahia-Espírito Santo and São Paulo (15° to 25°S), where it forms large schools and is caught in large quantities by trawlers, and abundant in local fish markets (Ref. 116249). |
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States/Provinces | Bahia (native), Espírito Santo (native), Rio de Janeiro (native), Rio Grande do Sul (native), Santa Catarina (native), São Paulo (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html |