| Occurrence | endemic | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | scarce (very unlikely) | Ref. | Smith-Vaniz, W.F,, L. Tornabene and R.M. Macieira, 2018 |
| Comments |
Type localty of Opistognathus brasiliensis , Alcatrazes Island. Known from Espírito Santo to São Paulo State, but absent from oceanic islands. Considered to be rare, known from the type series collected in São Paulo’s coastal waters (trawled in 50-69 m) and two specimens from Guarapari Islands, Espírito Santo (Ref. 129348). Reported from Atol das Rocas and southern Brazil (Ref. 57756). Status of threat: Data Deficient assessed by the Ministério do Meio Ambiente/Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (MMA/ICMBio - Brazil) (Ref. 129348). |
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| States/Provinces | Espírito Santo (native), Rio de Janeiro (endemic), São Paulo (endemic) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html | ||