Occurrence | stray | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Two specimens fished from 2 localites, 900 km apart, in Messina (24 cm caught by longline, 04/02/90) and in Loano (32.5 cm by trammes, 18/10/90). Probable means of transport are ballast waters; uncertain whether fish could still be present in the Mediterranean (Ref. 44205). |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html |