| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | Yes | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991 |
| Comments |
Type locality: Potomac River, Washington D.C. (Ref. 79012). From Massachusetts to Rio Grande drainage in Texas and southeastern New Mexico; north in Mississippi River and major tributaries (mainly Arkansas and Red rivers) to southern Illinois and eastern Oklahoma (Ref 5723). Also Ref. 27549, 93252. |
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| States/Provinces | California (native), Florida (native), Illinois (native), Maine (native), Massachusetts (native), Missouri (native), New Mexico (native), Oklahoma (native), South Carolina (native), Tennessee (native), Texas (native), Washington (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
| National Checklist | |||
| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html | ||