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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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html |