Table 5 Order of fish presentation to fishermen and the number of citations per species (sorted by frequencies of mentioning) along the Brazilian coast (detailed methods)

2

Bothus ocellatus – D. Flesher

17

32

20

69

23

Rhinobatos horkelii – I. Sazima

18

25

21

64

9

Bothus robinsi – D. Flesher

17

27

20

64

15

Rhinobatos percellens – I. A Martins

19

23

20

62

8

Centropomus parallelus – U. Krumme

16

27

19

62

37

Aluterus monoceros – J. E. Randall

13

25

21

59

12

Centropomus undecimalis – J. F. Camrrubi

16

26

17

59

31

Mycteroperca bonaci – J. E. Randall e RAM Silvano

15

23

20

58

22

Mycteroperca acutirostris - A.A Bertoncini

13

25

20

58

38

Aluterus schoepfii - Jamarc

13

22

20

55

35

Caranx latus - A. Carvalho filho

13

22

18

53

17

Conger orbignianus - Inidep

14

22

16

52

21

Sphoeroides spengleri – D. Flesher

16

22

14

52

14

Caranx crysos – D. Flesher

13

22

17

52

32

Epinephelus marginatus – J. E. Randall

12

22

17

51

20

Gymnothorax funebris – E. Hofinger

15

22

13

50

18

Sphoeroides dorsalis – D. Flesher

16

21

12

49

28

Gymnothorax ocellatus – L.O. Duarte

10

23

16

49

4

Canthidermis sufflamen – P.M.N. C. Duarte

5

22

19

46

11

Micropogonias furnieri - A. Carvalho Filho

13

17

14

44

10

Umbrina coroides - A. Carvalho Filho

13

11

16

40

6

Bodianus pulchellus – J. E. Randall

14

17

8

39

26

Menticirrhus americanus – D. Flesher

13

13

12

38

19

Bodianus rufus – J. Venier

15

16

7

38

34

Lutjanus cyanopterus – R. Wiggers

8

21

5

34

7

Lutjanus synagris – I. A. Martins

8

18

7

33

3

Stegastes leucostictus – R. Patzner

10

15

8

33

27

Dasyatis guttata – Jamarc

8

10

8

26

36

Scomberomorus brasiliensis – L. A. Cada

7

8

10

25

1

Abudefduf saxatilis – R. Patzner

5

13

6

24

13

Cynoscion jamaicensis - Jamarc

5

10

8

23

5

Pomatomus saltatrix – B. Sarp

3

12

5

20

24

Seriola lalandi - Seafic

4

5

7

16

16

Oligoplites saliens – RAM Silvano

4

9

3

16

25

Euthynnus alleteratus – E. Hofinger

4

5

5

14

33

Mugil curema – Cenaim

3

3

6

29

Trichiurus lepturus – D. Flesher

1

2

2

5

30

Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum – K. Magalhaes

0

0

1

1