| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1994 |
| 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, 2011 |
| Comments |
Known from the Atlantic drainages from Maine to Delaware River in Pennsylvania, USA and west through Great lakes (Ref. 86798). Introduced to Lake Superior in the early 1930s. Reached commercially harvestable levels by 1952 and eventually replaced lake herring as the dominant planktivore. In 1970, its decline led to the increase in lake herring population (Ref. 9041). Also Ref. 6793, 10294, 96339. |
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| States/Provinces | Connecticut (native), Illinois (native), Indiana (native), Kentucky (introduced), Louisiana (introduced), Maine (native), Massachusetts (native), Michigan (native), Minnesota (native), Mississippi (introduced), Missouri (introduced), Montana (introduced), New Hampshire (native), New Jersey (native), New York (native), Ohio (native), Oregon (introduced), Pennsylvania (native), Rhode Island (native), Tennessee (introduced), Vermont (native), Virginia (introduced), Wisconsin (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html | ||