Local ecological knowledge of the artisanal fishers on Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822) (Teleostei: Epinephelidae) on Ilhéus coast – Bahia State, Brazil

Table 4 Local knowledge on zoology

Morphological characteristics	Number	Frequency (%)
Body size	14	58.3
Staining pattern	24	100
Head shape	8	33.3
Size of the mouth	3	12.5
Scales	4	16.7
Sexual dimorphism	5	20,8
Reproduction
Summer	13	54.2
Winter	4	16.7
Through the year	1	4.2
Did not respond	6	25
Simultaneously capture*	21	87.5

*captured more than a single individual in the same location and on the same day.

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