| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | Yes | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref. | Cervigón, F., 1993 |
| Comments |
Abundant on the continental coast as well as around islands that lie on the shelf. Juveniles abundant in estuaries of the Orinoco delta. Found in mouth of Pedernales channel - Cotorra Island, Manamito channel and mouth of Bagre (Ref. 51849). Also Ref. 5217, 13442. |
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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/ve.html | ||