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Table 4 Fish used for making handicrafts by fishermen Beach Tamandaré (PE) and Batoque (CE)

From: Use of ichthyofauna by artisanal fishermen at two protected areas along the coast of Northeast Brazil

Family/Species

Local name

Number of citations

Part used

Balistidae

   

Balistes vetula (Linnaeus, 1758).

   

Balistes capriscus (Gmelin, 1788).

Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815)

Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786 )

Monacanthidae

Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818)

Cangulo

1

Whole body

Cantherhines spp. (Swainson, 1839)

   

Aluterus heudelotii (Hollard, 1855)

Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)

Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)

Aluteru sscriptus (Osbeck, 1765)

Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Ginglymostomatidae

   

Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Cação-lixa

1

Lard

Haemulidae

   

Haemulon plumierii (Lacepède, 1801)

Biquara

1

Whole body

Lutjanidae

   

Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Caranha

1

Scales

Megalopidae

   

Megalops atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1847)

Camurupim

10

Scales

Ostraciidae

   

Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Baiacu-caixão

1

Whole body

Syngnathidae

   

Hippocampus reidi (Ginsburg, 1933)

Cavalo-marinho

1

Whole body