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Lichia amia, Leerfish : fisheries, gamefish

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Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758)

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South Africa country information

Common names: Garrick, Leervis
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges throughout the coast. Migrates to Natal in summer and to Cape in winter (Ref. 4332). Stocks declining; vulnerable; harvested by all forms of recreational angling (Ref. 4332). Classified as a protected species; minimum legal size is 70 cm TL (Ref. 12484). Angling record: 32.2 kg; spearfishing record: 31.2 kg (Ref. 12484). Also Ref. 3397, 27121.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Liche, Palometón, Лихия обыкновенная, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Trachinotinae
Etymology: Lichia: Greek, lichia = corpse like skin colour.
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas; estuarina pelagic-neritic; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 0 - 50 m (Ref. 3197).   Subtropical; 47°N - 28°S

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