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Farnangaio

Farnangaio

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Sometimes confused with the Needlefish, but the Farnangaio is smaller. On restaurant menus or at the fish market, it sometimes appears as "agulhinha" (little needlefish). A classic Brazilian coastal snack. Besides being very tasty, it is always available at affordable prices.
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General information

General characteristics

Small fish that live in schools. In the Northeast, they usually catch this fish in a very unusual way, without hooks and at night. Using small boats, which can even be rafts, they go to the fishing spots, stretch a white cloth vertically over them, then light lamps to illuminate this cloth.

Location and habitat

General: Brazilian Coast, Northeast Coast, and Southeast Coast

Scientific and other names

Hemiramphus brasiliensis, ballyhoo

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