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Table 3 The habitat of fish according to the fishermen of the coast of Brazil (five citations or more) (n = 92)

From: Fishers’ knowledge on the coast of Brazil

Species

Porto Sauípe

BAHIA

(n = 22)

Itacimirim

BAHIA

(n = 12)

Northeast:

Itacimirim & Porto Sauipe

(n = 34)

Itaipu

NITEROI

RJ

(n = 12)

Copacabana

RIO DE JANEIRO

RJ (n = 23)

Southeast:

Copacabana& Itaipu

(n = 35)

Southern:

Florianópolis

(n = 23)

1. Abudefduf

saxatilis

Rock (19)

Arrecife (3)

Arrecife (5)

Rock (4)

Dnk (3)

Rock (23)

Arrecife (8)

Dnk (4)

Rock (11)

Rock (18)

Rock (29)

Rock (21)

2. Bothus

ocellatus

Mud (17)

River (13)

Sea (9)

Sand (3)

Sand (5)

Mud (3)

Sea (3)

Mud (20)

River (15)

Sea (12)

Sand (8)

Sand (11)

Sand (13)

Gravel (5)

Rock (3)

Sand (24)

Gravel (5)

Rock (5)

Bottom (15)

Sand (10)

Mud (6)

3. Stegastes

leucostictus

Rock (14)

Bottom (4)

Dnk (5)

Arrecife (5)

Rock (4)

Dnk (4)

Rock (18)

Arrecife (6)

Bottom (4)

Dnk (9)

Rock (3)

Rock (6)

Rock (9)

Rock (7)

Dnk (11)

4. Canthidermis

sufflamen

Rock (13)

Water column (3)

Meia peca (3)

Rock (9)

Rock (22)

Meia peca (5)

Water column (3)

Rock (8)

Rock (16)

Gravel (3)

Rock (24)

Gravel (5)

Sand (4)

Water column (11)

Bottom (7)

Largo (4)

Rock (3)

Midwater (3)

5. Pomatomus

saltatrix

Water column (8)

Mud (7)

Mud (3)

Mud (10)

Water column (8)

Migratory (4)

At large (3)

Dnk (4)

Rock (7)

At large (5)

Rock (11)

Migratory (5)

At large (3)

Rock (18)

At large (8)

Migratory (5)

Reef (9)

Water column (9)

Bottom (7)

High sea (4)

Islands (3)

Rock (3)

6. Bodianus

pulchellus

Rock (20)

Rock (9)

Arrecife (5)

Rock (29)

Arrecife (5)

At large (4)

Rock (3)

Rock (9)

Rock (12)

Rock (8)

Bottom (4)

Dnk (10)

7. Lutjanus

synagris

Rock (14)

Mud (6)

Rock (9)

Mud (3)

Rock (23)

Mud (9)

Rock (7)

Rock (11)

Sand (3)

Rock (18)

Bottom (11)

Rock (6)

8. Centropomus

parallelus

River (17)

Sea (17)

River (10)

Sea (3)

River (27)

Sea (20)

Mud (4)

Rock (7)

Lagoon (4)

Rock (10)

Shoreline & Sea (4)

Sand (3)

Baía (3)

Lagoon (3)

Mangrove (3)

Rock (17)

Lagoon (7)

Rock (18)

Bottom (3)

9. Bothus

robinsi

Mud (15)

River (12)

Sea (8)

Rock (3)

Sand (5)

Sea (3)

Mud (3)

River (3)

Mud (18)

River (15)

Sea (11)

Sand (6)

Rock (4)

Sand (9)

Sand (13)

Gravel (7)

Sand (22)

Gravel (7)

Bottom (14)

Sand (10)

Mud (6)

10. Umbrina

coroides

Mud (18)

Baía (3)

Shoreline & Sea (3)

Mud (11)

Shoreline (4)

Mud (29)

Shoreline & Sea (7)

Sand (5)

Shoreline (3)

Shoreline (11)

Sand (7)

Shoreline (14)

Sand (12)

Bottom (16)

Sand (4)

Mud (3)

11. Micropogonias

furnieri

Mud (17)

Mud (11)

Shoreline (3)

Mud (28)

Shoreline & Sea (6)

Sand (5)

Mud (4)

Sand (9)

Gravel (5)

At large (4)

Mud (3)

Sand (14)

Gravel (7)

Mud (7)

At large (5)

Bottom (16)

Water column (5)

Sand (3)

12. Centropomus

undecimalis

River (17)

Sea (14)

Freshwater (3)

Salt water (3)

River (8)

Sea (5)

River (25)

Sea (19)

Freshwater (3)

Salt water (3)

Rock (6)

Lagoon (4)

Rock (9)

Lagoon (4)

Sea (3)

Baía (3)

Rock (15)

Lagoon (8)

Rock (15)

Bottom (4)

Water column (3)

13. Cynoscion

jamaicensis

Mud (11)

Baía (3)

Dnk (5)

Mud (6)

Dnk (5)

Mud (17)

Dnk (10)

Sand (7)

Sand (6)

At large (4)

Sand (13)

At large (5)

Bottom (16)

Sand (5)

Water column (3)

14. Caranx

crysos

Water column (8)

Sea (4)

Rock (3)

Rock (6)

Meia peca (3)

Water column (10)

Rock (9)

Meia peca (5)

Mud (4)

Sea (4)

Rock (7)

Sand (4)

Rock (11)

Migratory (4)

Shoreline (3)

At large (3)

Rock (18)

Migratory (6)

At large (5)

Sand (4)

Water column (13)

Bottom (4)

High sea (3)

Sand (3)

15. Rhinobatos

percellens

Mud (16)

Sand (3)

Mud (9)

Mud (25)

Sand (5)

Rock (3)

Gravel (6)

At large (3)

Sand (15)

Bottom (5)

Gravel (5)

At large (5)

Sand (17)

Gravel (11)

At large (8)

Bottom (5)

Bottom (19)

Sand (6)

16. Oligoplites

saliens

Water column (6)

Mud (5)

Rock (4)

Any place (3)

Mud (6)

Mud (11)

Water column (6)

Rock (5)

Any place (4)

Migratory (6)

Sand (3)

Sand (4)

At large (4)

Baía (3)

Migratory (8)

Sand (7)

At large (5)

Water column (13)

Bottom (4)

17. Conger

orbignianus

Rock (13)

Mud (6)

Rock (6)

Rock (19)

Mud (7)

Rock (5)

Mud (3)

Rock (17)

At large (3)

Rock (22)

At large (4)

Bottom (9)

Rock (7)

Mud (4)

Dnk (4)

18. Sphoeroides

dorsalis

Sea (8)

River (8)

Mud (4)

Water column (3)

Sand (3)

Mud (3)

Sea (8)

River (8)

Mud (7)

Rock (4)

Raso (4)

Rock (4)

Sand (3)

Sand (5)

Rock (4)

Shoreline (3)

Sand (8)

Rock (8)

Bottom (12)

Water column (9)

Dnk (4)

19.Bodianus

rufus

Rock (20)

Rock (6)

Arrecife (5)

Rock (26)

Arrecife (5)

Rock (3)

Rock (10)

Rock (13)

Rock (4)

Freshwater (3)

Dnk (4)

20. Gymnothorax

funebris

Rock (19)

Dnk (3)

Rock (8)

Rock (27)

Rock (9)

Rock (15)

Rock (24)

Rock (9)

Reef (3)

Dnk (8)

21. Sphoeroides

spengleri

Sea (9)

River (8)

Mud (3)

Mud (4)

Sand (3)

Rock (3)

Sea (9)

River (8)

Mud (7)

Rock (4)

Any place (4)

Rock (4)

Sand (3)

Any place (3)

Sand (6)

Shoreline (3)

Rock (3)

Sand (9)

Rock (7)

Shoreline (4)

Any place (4)

Bottom (12)

Water column (9)

Midwater (3)

22. Mycteroperca

acutirostris

Rock (20)

At large (6)

Rock (9)

At large (3)

Rock (29)

At large (9)

Rock (10)

Rock (22)

Rock (32)

Rock (26)

23. Rhinobatos

horkelii

Mud (18)

Sand (3)

Mud (9)

Mud (27)

Sand 5)

Rock (4)

At large (4)

Sand (3)

Sand (11)

Rock (3)

Gravel (3)

Sand (14)

Gravel (5)

At large (5)

Rock (4)

Bottom (18)

Sand (7)

24. Seriola

lalandi

Water column (8)

At large (5)

Rock (4)

Rock (5)

Meia peca (3)

Rock (9)

Water column (8)

At large (7)

Meia peca (5)

Rock (6)

At large (3)

Rock (13)

At large (3)

Islands (3)

Migratory (3)

Rock (19)

At large (6)

Islands (4)

Rock (10)

Water column (8)

Islands (5)

Bottom (5)

High sea (4)

Reef (4)

25. Euthynnus

alleteratus

Water column (13)

Migratory (6)

Rock (3)

Meia peca (3)

Any place (3)

Water column (13)

Migratory (7)

Rock (5)

Meia peca (5)

Mud (4)

Any place (4)

At large (7)

At large (8)

Migratory (5)

At large (15)

Migratory (5)

Water column (14)

High sea (8)

Bottom (4)

26. Menticirrhus

americanus

Mud (18)

Sand (3)

Shoreline (3)

Mud (9)

Shoreline (4)

Mud (27)

Shoreline (7)

Sand (8)

Shoreline (3)

Sand (11)

Shoreline (11)

Sand (19)

Shoreline (14)

Bottom (14)

Sand (5)

27. Dasyatis

guttata

Mud (16)

Rock (5)

Sea (4)

Mud (7)

Rock (3)

Any place (4)

Mud (23)

Rock (8)

Any place (4)

Sand (4)

Sand (12)

Bottom (5)

Gravel (4)

At large (4)

Migratory (3)

Sand (16)

Gravel (6)

At large (6)

Bottom (5)

Bottom (17)

Sand (5)

Mud (3)

28. Gymnothorax

ocellatus

Rock (10)

Mud (8)

Dnk (4)

Dnk (3)

Rock (12)

Mud (10)

Dnk (7)

Rock (7)

Rock (7)

Rock (14)

Rock (13)

Bottom (5)

Reef (3)

Dnk (4)

29. Trichiurus

lepturus

Mud (6)

Water column (4)

Mud (5)

Mud (11)

Water column (4)

Rock (3)

Sand (7)

Rock (4)

Sand (9)

Rock (7)

Bottom (13)

Water column (12)

High sea (8)

Rock (5)

30. Pseudoplatystoma

fasciatum(control)

Freshwater (4)

Dnk (12)

Dnk (9)

Freshwater (5)

Dnk (21)

Sand (1)

Freshwater (2)

Freshwater (2)

Freshwater (12)

Dnk (9)

31. Mycteroperca

bonaci

Rock (18)

At large (5)

Bottom (3)

Rock (5)

Dnk (3)

Rock (23)

At large (6)

Dnk (4)

Rock (10)

Rock (19)

Rock (29)

Rock (20)

32. Epinephelus

marginatus

Rock (17)

At large (5)

Bottom (4)

Mud (3)

Rock (9)

Rock (26)

At large (6)

Bottom (4)

Dnk (4)

Rock (10)

Rock (20)

Rock (30)

Rock (22)

Reef (7)

33. Mugil

curema

River (20)

Sea & Shoreline (14)

Mud (6)

Water column (3)

River (8)

Arrecife (4)

Sea & Shoreline (4)

Mud (3)

Rock (3)

River (28)

Sea & Shoreline (18)

Mud (9)

Arrecife (4)

Migratory (5)

Shoreline (3)

Lagoon (3)

Rock (3)

Sand (7)

Lagoon (6)

Shoreline (5)

Bahia (3)

Sand (9)

Lagoon (9)

Shoreline (8)

Rock (5)

Migratory (5)

Water column (15)

Bottom (4)

Midwater (3)

Mud (3)

Lagoon (3)

34. Lutjanus

cyanopterus

Rock (18)

River (10)

Sea (9)

Rock (10)

River (3)

Rock (28)

River (13)

Sea (9)

Rock (8)

Rock (14)

Arrecife (3)

Rock (22)

Arrecife (4)

Rock (14)

Bottom (7)

Largo (3)

Sand (3)

35. Caranx

latus

Rock (9)

Water column (5)

Sea (5)

Meia peca (3)

River (3)

Rock (8)

Rock (17)

Water column (6)

Sea (6)

Meia peca (5)

Rock (8)

Shoreline (3)

Rock (6)

Sand (3)

Shoreline (3)

Rock (14)

Shoreline (6)

Sand (4)

Water column (8)

Bottom (7)

Rock (8)

High sea (3)

36. Scomberomorus

brasiliensis

Water column (10)

Rock (3)

Sea (3)

Migratory (3)

Shoreline (3)

Rock (3)

Dnk (3)

Water column (10)

Rock (6)

Shoreline & Sea (6)

Migratory (5)

Dnk (4)

Migratory (5)

Sand (3)

At large (8)

Migratory (7)

Sand (3)

Migratory (12)

At large (9)

Sand (6)

Water column (10)

Bottom (6)

Rock (3)

37. Aluterus

monoceros

Water column (10)

At large (3)

Mud (3)

Any place (4)

Rock (3)

Any place (4)

Water column (11)

At large (5)

Rock (5)

Mud (4)

Any place (8)

Rock (7)

Rock (8)

At large (3)

Gravel (3)

Sand (3)

Rock (15)

At large (4)

Gravel (4)

Sand (4)

Rock (12)

Bottom (8)

Water column (7)

High sea (3)

38. Aluterus

schoepfii

Water column (10)

At large (3)

Mud (3)

Any place (3)

Rock (5)

Water column (11)

Rock (7)

At large (4)

Any place (4)

Rock (7)

Rock (7)

Sand (4)

Gravel (3)

Rock (14)

Sand (6)

Gravel (4)

Rock (15)

Bottom (5)

Water column (3)

  1. Dnk does not know