Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Woodland, D.J. and R.C. Anderson, 2014 |
Comments |
Type locality, Addu Atoll, Feydhoo I., BPBM 40390 (holotype of Siganus insomnis, 22.6 cm SL). It is particularly common in Faadhippolhu (= Lhaviyana) in the northern part of the Maldives, and in the southern part of the Maldives from Kolhumadula (= Thaa) and Addu (= Seenu) Atolls. It is caught either with gill nets or with a fine line and a small hook baited with bread dough; and can be caught both by day and night (Ref. 95994). |
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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/mv.html |