Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Ranges from Paraíba south to São Paulo, including Manuel Luiz Reefs, Abrolhos Reefs and Trindade Island (Ref. 57756). A great number of injuries is caused by this species in fishermen in the north and northeast regions of Brazil. Report of such cases goes back as far as 70 years ago (Ref. 55461). Also Ref. 13608. |
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States/Provinces | Alagoas (native), Amapá (native), Bahia (native), Ceará (native), Espírito Santo (native), Maranhão (native), Pará (native), Paraíba (native), Pernambuco (native), Piauí (native), Rio de Janeiro (native), Rio Grande do Norte (native), São Paulo (native), Sergipe (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html |