Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref. | Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993 |
Comments |
Museum: MRS 50/86 (23 cm SL). Considered the most important species landed by the Maldivian pole and line fishery. As of 1993, catches exceed 50,000 tons per year. Also Ref. 168, 1407. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html |