| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Found in sandy bottoms throughout northeast coast of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands where it is considered an exquisite delicacy. It is for this reason that the government has established prohibitions during the months of spring and summer (Josep Andreu, pers. comm.) |
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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/sp.html | ||