| occurence | native | ||
| importance | Ref. | ||
| aquaculture | never/rarely | Ref. | |
| regulations | no regulations | Ref. | |
| freshwater | No | ||
| brackish | No | ||
| saltwater | Yes | ||
| live export | |||
| bait | No | ||
| game/sport | No | ||
| abundance | Ref. | ||
| comments | Range was limited to the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo, the limits being Praia do Cassino in Rio Grande do Sul State to the south and the Bay of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo State to the north. There is strong indication that this species is not endemic to Brazil and was possibly introduced from Africa through the slave trade (Ref. 78785). C: Refs. 271, 78785, 82233, 93548, 113723, 113724, 113754. | ||
| C = country distribution; M = map distribution; O = occurrence data; R = regional distribution | |||
| States/Provinces | Espírito Santo (native), Paraná (native), Rio de Janeiro (native), Rio Grande do Sul (native), Santa Catarina (native), São Paulo (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html | ||