Occurrence | native | ||
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, 1991 |
Comments |
The only native cichlid in the country. Originally found only in the lower Rio Grande drainage, Texas (Ref. 36377). Also Ref. 7335. |
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States/Provinces | Florida (introduced), Texas (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html |