Relationship To Humans
H. littorale is a valuable resource extensively fished in the deltas of the Amazon and Orinoco. In Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, and Trinidad, this species is an extremely popular food fish.
H. littorale is now commercially cultured in Trinidad, Guyana and Suriname. It fetches a price of US$8/kg and there are local and foreign ethnic markets for the fish.
H. littorale is also an aquarium fish. It is a peaceful fish. It will eat any food that other fishes can eat.
Read more about this topic: Hoplosternum Littorale
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