Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | of potential interest | Ref. | Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995 |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Constitutes a significant portion of the Oman demersal catch, amounting to about 4000 to 7000 tons. Equates to 50 percent of total trawler catch and 30 percent of total demersal catch. Edible. Caught using bottom trawls. Has potential as raw material for surimi (Ref. 9773). Also Ref. 6181. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.html |