Etmopterus brachyurus in South Africa
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence misidentification
Importance of no interest Ref.
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater No
Brackish No
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
Comments

Outside distributional range. Previous report from off the western Cape and Natal (Ref. 6577, 5578) refer to Etmopterus brachyurus. A recent publication by Compagno, 1998 (Ref. 31367) also noted that southern African records may be based on other species (Ref. 31367).

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States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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