| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | commercial | Ref. | Missouri Department of Conservation, 2008 |
| 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, 2011 |
| Comments |
Known from Mississippi River basin from Pennsylvania to Montana, south to Louisiana; Gulf Slope drainages from Mississippi River to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico (Ref. 86798). Introduced into western Lake Erie drainage in Ohio (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 10294, 78789. |
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| States/Provinces | Alabama (native), Arkansas (native), Colorado (native), Georgia (native), Illinois (native), Indiana (native), Iowa (native), Kansas (native), Kentucky (native), Louisiana (native), Minnesota (native), Mississippi (native), Missouri (native), Montana (native), Nebraska (native), New Mexico (native), North Carolina (native), North Dakota (native), Ohio (native), Oklahoma (native), Pennsylvania (native), South Dakota (native), Tennessee (native), Texas (native), West Virginia (native), Wisconsin (native), Wyoming (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html | ||