Dominican Republic country information

Common names: Macabí
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Coupal, L., E. Bédard, C. Peguero and I.S. Durante, 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: bait: yes;
Comments: Fished throughout the year in most localities; seasonal in others. Caught with lines or nets. Considered a third rate food fish in some areas and not considered a commercial species in others. May be used as bait. Also Ref. 3237.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html
National Fisheries Authority: ttp://www.cep.unep.org/rep_dom/Rep_Dom.htm#SEA-PESQUERO
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coupal, L., E. Bédard, C. Peguero and I.S. Durante, 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Banane de mer, Macabí, Альбула, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Albuliformes (Bonefishes) > Albulidae (Bonefishes) > Albulinae
Etymology: Albula: Latin, albus = white (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 84 m (Ref. 13608), usually 1 - 15 m (Ref. 9268). Subtropical; 26°N - 7°N, 97°W - 58°W (Ref. 118624)

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Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology