Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | Yes | ||
Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991 |
Comments |
Recorded from Mississippi Basin mostly above the Fall Line, and in Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and middle Atlantic Coastal drainages (Ref. 10294). Locally common (Ref. 5723). Chesapeake Bay: inhabits moderately large, swift-flowing rivers with silt-free bottoms (Ref. 27549); common on the Piedmont and Coastal Plain and occur in tidal rivers, occasionally entering brackish water (Ref. 93252). |
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States/Provinces | Alabama (native), Mississippi (native), Missouri (native), New York (native), Oklahoma (native), South Carolina (native), Tennessee (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html |