| Occurrence | endemic | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Known from Ohio and Mississippi River basins from southwestern Indiana and southern Illinois to Louisiana; and Gulf Slope drainages from Escambia River in Florida and Alabama, to Sabine River in Texas (Ref. 86798). Occurs mostly in Former Mississippi Embayment; rarely above Fall Line (e.g. Tennessee River in Alabama); and locally common but disappearing from northern part of range (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723, 10294. |
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| States/Provinces | Alabama (native), Arkansas (native), Florida (native), Illinois (native), Indiana (native), Kentucky (native), Louisiana (native), Mississippi (native), Missouri (native), Oklahoma (native), Tennessee (native), Texas (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html | ||