| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref. | Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993 |
| Comments |
Museum: MRS 50/86 (23 cm SL). Considered the most important species landed by the Maldivian pole and line fishery. As of 1993, catches exceed 50,000 tons per year. Also Ref. 168, 1407. |
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| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
| National Checklist | |||
| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html | ||