Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001 |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991 |
Comments |
Occurs throughout most of Canada (Ref. 1998). A native fishery is existing (Ref. 52559). Marketed as mullet (Ref. 27547). Has also been utilized as dog food (Ref. 1998). Also Ref. 5723, 95037, 48861, 119194. Status of threat of Catostomus catostomus lacustris : threatened; status declined since 1989. Criteria: 2,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |
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States/Provinces | Alberta (native), British Columbia (native), Manitoba (native), New Brunswick (native), Newfoundland and Labrador (native), Northwest Territories (native), Nunavut (native), Ontario (native), Quebec (native), Saskatchewan (native), Yukon Territory (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html |