Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | no regulations | Ref. | van der Elst, R., 1993 |
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | Yes | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Ranges from Natal to Cape Point. Common off Natal, reaches the Cape coast during the summer. Status of stock sound (Ref. 4332). Caught in the Natal shark nets. A fighting game fish which makes good eating (Ref. 12484). Angling record 129.5 kg; spearfishing record 27 kg (Ref. 12484). Also Ref. 244, 5485. |
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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/sf.html |