| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | of no interest | Ref. | |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | protected | Ref. | Musick, J.A., M.M. Harbin, S.A. Berkeley, G.H. Burgess, A.M. Eklund, L. Findley, R.G. Gilmore, J.T. Golden, D.S. Ha, G.R. Huntsman, J.C. McGovern, S.J. Parker, S.G. Poss, E. Sala, T.W. Schmidt, G.R. Sedberry, H. Weeks and S.G. Wright, 2000 |
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | occasional (usually not seen) | Ref. | Musick, J.A., M.M. Harbin, S.A. Berkeley, G.H. Burgess, A.M. Eklund, L. Findley, R.G. Gilmore, J.T. Golden, D.S. Ha, G.R. Huntsman, J.C. McGovern, S.J. Parker, S.G. Poss, E. Sala, T.W. Schmidt, G.R. Sedberry, H. Weeks and S.G. Wright, 2000 |
| Comments |
Protected under the Fisheries Management Plan in U.S. Atlantic. AFS status 2000: Conservation dependent in US Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; not at risk in Gulf of California (Ref. 36717). Fully protected in Florida State waters ( out to the 3 mile limit on the east coast and 9 miles on the Gulf coast) and in Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico federal waters (3-200 miles) under the US Fishery Management Plan which prohibits directed commercial fishing and landing or sale (Ref. 48696). Also Ref. 276, 26340, 96339. |
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| States/Provinces | California (native), Florida (native), New York (native), North Carolina (native), Texas (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html | ||