Tenualosa ilisha in Kuwait
Point map (Tenualosa ilisha) | Occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance minor commercial Ref. FAO, 1994
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater Yes
Brackish Yes
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
Comments

Most important species in the country's drift-net fishery. Average annual landings in 1981-89 amounted to 152 tons and constituted about 2.5% of Kuwait's total commercial fish landings (Ref. 43871). Also Ref. 115964.

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National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ku.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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