| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | ornamental | ||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Cervigón, F., 1994 |
| Comments |
Ranges from Paraíba south to São Paulo, including Manuel Luiz Reefs, Atol das Rocas, Fernando de Noronha, Zumbi Reefs, Abrolhos Reefs, and Trindade Island (Ref. 57756). Record from Rio de Janeiro is based on a citation by Ribeiro (1918) (Ref. 36453). More abundant around oceanic islands (Ref. 13628). Traded as an aquarium fish at Fortaleza, Ceará (Ref. 49392). Also Ref. 3142, 9761, 13442, 26340, 26938, 33499 and 84211. |
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| States/Provinces | Alagoas (native), Amapá (native), Bahia (native), Ceará (native), Espírito Santo (native), Maranhão (native), Pará (native), Paraíba (native), Pernambuco (native), Piauí (native), Rio de Janeiro (native), Rio Grande do Norte (native), São Paulo (native), Sergipe (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html | ||