Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | FAO, 2000 |
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1997 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Recorded from northern Taiwan (including Tung-hsiao, Tai-chung, and Chang-hwa) (Ref. 43515); collected from mangrove creeks in Chu-Wei and Chu-Nan (Ref. 48455). Also known from the Penghu Islands (Ref. 43515, 55073). In rivers, populations have significantly decreased in the past decade (Ref. 54416). A gradual decrease in allelic diversity has also been reported (Ref. 54416). Taiwan presently dominates aquaculture production (Ref. 9988). Also Ref. 11230, 36073. |
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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/tw.html |