Occurrence | endemic | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011 |
Comments |
Known from the Mississippi River basin in central Illinois, to northwestern Alabama, Louisiana and eastern Oklahoma; Gulf drainages from Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana to Navidad River in Texas (Ref. 86798). Mostly found below Fall Line, but also present in lowlands of southern Illinois (Ref. 86798). Type locality: Hunter Creek, near Houston, Texas (Ref. 79012). Also Ref. 10294. |
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States/Provinces | Alabama (native), Arkansas (native), Illinois (native), Indiana (native), Kentucky (native), Louisiana (native), Mississippi (native), Missouri (native), Oklahoma (native), Tennessee (native), Texas (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html |