Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | occasional (usually not seen) | Ref. | Skelton, P.H., 1993 |
Comments |
Found in major tributaries and mainstream of Orange-Vaal system; threatened by gross habitat changes brought about by construction of weirs and dams, extraction of water, pollution, alluvial mining operations and sedimentation from soil erosion; rarely taken by anglers (Ref. 7248). Introduced into the Great Fish River (Ref. 94788). Also Ref. 3881, 27553, 13332, 94818. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html |