| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | |
| Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | |
| Regulations | restricted | Ref. | |
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996 |
| Comments |
Aquaculture: also experimental. Also Ref. 9987. |
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| States/Provinces | Alagoas (native), Amapá (native), Amazonas (native), Espírito Santo (introduced), Pernambuco (native), Rio Grande do Norte (native), Rondônia (native), São Paulo (native), Sergipe (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
| National Checklist | |||
| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html | ||