Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | FAO, 2000 |
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1997 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Known from northern (Tung-hsiao, Tai-chung and Chang-hwa) and southern (Erh-jen-shi) Taiwan (Ref. 43515) and from Green Island (Ref. 48451). Collected from mangrove creeks in southwestern Taiwan (Pu-Tai, Pei-Men, and Syh-Tsao) (Ref. 48455). The first successful larviculture in Taiwan occurred in 1978 (Ref. 40297). Also Ref. 49, 36073, 55073. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | Taiwan | ||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html |