| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | |
| Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | |
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | Yes | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Cervigón, F., 1993 |
| Comments |
Common throughout the coast; abundant in the northeastern region as well as near the Orinoco delta; Not recorded from coral reefs around oceanic islands. Found in mouth of Pedernales channel - Cotorra Island (Ref. 51849). Also Ref. 5217. |
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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/ve.html | ||