Common names:
Gespikkelde-knorder, Spotted grunter
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
brackish
Abundance:
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Importance:
subsistence fisheries
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Ref: van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991
Aquaculture:
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Regulations:
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Uses:
gamefish: yes;
Comments:
Ranges from east coast to False Bay. Caught in estuaries during the summer by game fishers along the southern Cape coast; also caught near river mouths from Algoa Bay northwards. Easily killed during cold upwellings on the south Cape coast. Status of stock indeterminate; evidence of decline in Natal - nuseries probably threatened (Ref. 4332). Caught by recreational shore anglers, estuarine boat anglers, and spear fishers (Ref. 4332). Also Ref. 12484.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Smith, M.M. and R.J. McKay, 1986
National Database:
