| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | Anonymous, 1994 |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | restricted | Ref. | Anonymous, 1994 |
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | Yes | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Recorded from Laguna de Términos (Ref. 79080) and Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan (Ref. 74908). Marketed fresh (whole, fillet), dried-salted, or as dried-salted fish roe. Fishing regulations: catch season:1Jul.-31 Mar. (Baja California to Jalisco), 16 Jul.-15 May (Colima to Chiapas), 16 Mar.-14 Nov. and 1-31 Jan. (Gulf of Mexico); closed season: 1 Apr.- 30 Jun. (Baja California to Jalisco), 16 May-15 Jul. (Colima to Chiapas), 15 Nov.-31 Dec. and 1 Feb.-15 Mar. (Tamaulipas and Veracruz); minimum size: 28 cm TL (Pacific coast) and 26 cm TL (Gulf of Mexico); mesh size: 2.75 in. (Pacific coast) and 3 in. (Gulf of Mexico) (Ref. 26550). Also Ref. 50313. |
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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/mx.html | ||