Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | live food | ||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | occasional (usually not seen) | Ref. | Bauchot, M.-L., 1987 |
Comments |
This Very Rare species was first sighted on 24th. April 2003 and then resighted and photographed on 28th. April. at Cirkewwa on the North-Western Coast of Malta, by Mr. Derek Chircop. The Specimen was about 40cm long and in 5 mtrs Depth. Swimming very slowly and in an upright position, it felt very rough to the touch (Ref. 3397) |
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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/mt.html |