| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | van der Elst, R., 1993 |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | restricted | Ref. | van der Elst, R., 1993 |
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | Yes | ||
| Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989 |
| Comments |
Occurs througout the coast. Found on shallow, sandy bottoms off the Cape coast; close inshore in intertidal and subtidal in shallow bays in the western Cape; and at depths of 30 to 366 m depth in Natal. Caught by shore and skiboat anglers and commercial trawlers. Spearfishing of this species is illegal in Natal (Ref. 12484). Also Ref. 4426. |
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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/sf.html | ||