| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | Yes | ||
| Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991 |
| Comments |
Known from Susquehanna River, New York to James River, Virginia; Great Lakes basin, New York to Michigan; Ohio River basin in New York to eastern Illinois and south to northern Georgia and Alabama except absent in southwestern Indiana, western 2/3 of Kentucky, and most of western Tennessee. Also present and possibly introduced in upper Santee River in North Carolina, Savannah River in South Carolina and Georgia, and Coosa River in Georgia (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723, 10294. |
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| States/Provinces | Alabama (native), Georgia (native), Illinois (native), Indiana (native), Kentucky (native), Michigan (native), New York (native), North Carolina (native), Ohio (native), Pennsylvania (native), South Carolina (native), Tennessee (native), Virginia (native), West Virginia (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html | ||