Turbo sarmaticus in South Africa
point map (Turbo sarmaticus) | occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
occurence endemic
importance Ref.
aquaculture never/rarely Ref.
regulations no regulations Ref.
freshwater No
brackish No
saltwater Yes
live export
bait No
game/sport No
abundance abundant (always seen in some numbers) Ref.
comments Known from Cape point to southern KwaZulu-Natal. Collected by subsistence fishers and recreational divers as a source of food, and diminishing in abundance and size in harvested areas (Ref. 80553 ). Also from False Bay to the Transkei and most abundant along the south and east coast. At present a limit of 5/person/day may be collected and shells must be 5.35 cm in diameter or 7.37 in length (Ref. 81186). O: Ref. 85580.
C = country distribution; M = map distribution; O = occurrence data; R = regional distribution
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country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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