Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | never/rarely | Ref. | |
Regulations | no regulations | Ref. | |
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
First record from a single specimen found beach-washed at Bahía Inglesa. The presence of this temperate-tropical species at about 27° south of its previously recorded range may be explained by the absence of rigorous species-specific landing reports along the coasts of Peru and Chile. Another possible reason is that a strong warm phase of El Niño Southern Oscillation may have facilitated this epipelagic species to travel towards higher latitudes (Ref. 126352). |
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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/ci.html |