| Occurrence | introduced | ||
| Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | Orfinger, A.B., 2015 |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
A population was discovered in ditches of the Indian River lagoon system of Florida in late 1995 (Ref. 74657). Populations have been found in the St. Johns and Kissimmee River drainages (Ref. 95869). Collected from Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area (c. 28°29'56"N, 80°55'1"W), a protected area of the middle St. Johns River Basin spanning 12,424.25 hectares. Small-scale commercial fishery exists in peninsular Florida (Ref. 104645). |
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| States/Provinces | Florida (introduced) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
| National Checklist | |||
| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html | ||