Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Of primary importance to the Mexican shark fisheries; a common catch in Veracruz (mostly juveniles and pre-adults), Campeche (mostly newborns and juveniles) and Yucatan; rarely caught in Quintana Roo (newborn); possibly caught in Tabasco (Ref. 13186). |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html |