Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | Berry, F.H. and W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1978 |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | scarce (very unlikely) | Ref. | Coupal, L., E. Bédard, C. Peguero and I.S. Durante, 1992 |
Comments |
Caught in some localities and consumed locally. Taken with lines (the hook sometimes without bait) or nets. Considered a second or third rate food fish. Reported to cause ciguatera poisoning in Boca de Yuma. Also Ref. 3277. |
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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/dr.html |