Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | ornamental | ||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes, 2000 |
Comments |
Occurs throughout the Brazilian coast (Ref. 36453). Occasionally reported (Ref. 84211). Museum: MZUSP 78192 (Ref. 47377). Traded as an aquarium fish at Fortaleza, Ceará (Ref. 49392). Also Ref. 55758, 57756, 84211. |
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States/Provinces | Alagoas (native), Amapá (native), Bahia (native), Ceará (native), Espírito Santo (native), Maranhão (native), Pará (native), Paraíba (native), Paraná (native), Pernambuco (native), Piauí (native), Rio de Janeiro (native), Rio Grande do Norte (native), Rio Grande do Sul (native), Santa Catarina (native), São Paulo (native), Sergipe (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html |