Common names: Baboso, Flecha de plata, Matungo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Barros, S.E. and H. Regidor, 2002
Importance: commercial | Ref: Barros, S.E. and H. Regidor, 2002
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Barros, S.E. and H. Regidor, 2002
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Known from Buenos Aires and San Luis (Ref. 33128). Found in upper Paraná and lower reaches of Uruguay (Ref. 56308). Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields (Ref. 119549). Popular as a sport fish in Cabra Corral, a dam in Salta Province, where a small-scale fishery has begun (Ref. 45197). Also Ref. 1739, 27363.
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lopez, H.L., R.C. Menni and A.M. Miguelarena, 1987
National Database: