Austroglossus microlepis in Namibia
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance commercial Ref. Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater No
Brackish No
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
Comments

Known from northern Namibia southward (Ref. 3200). Caught with bottom trawls (Ref. 36731). Was previously an important commercial species, but it was heavily overfished and catches now only amount to a few hundred tonnes a year (Ref. 36731). Specimens held at the MFMR. Also Ref. 5304, Ref. 27121, Ref. 27637, 54854.

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National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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