I am making a description of a fishery of poecilids from estuarine systems of Guatemala, specifically Poecilia butleri. I would like to know if in any other part of the world, poecilids are captured for human consumption. There is a capture of poecilidae in Mexico for aquarium food, it is the only one I know.
I know that in some Asian and African countries they are eaten deep fried together with other very small fish, but I don’t know if they target them specifically or are just by catch.
You might be also interested in this paper where the use of Gambusia affinis for fish sauce production is investigated.
Ibrahim, Sayed Mekawy. "Utilization of gambusia (Affinis affinis) for fish sauce production." Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 10.2 (2010).
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