| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | commercial | Ref. | Missouri Department of Conservation, 2008 |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | Yes | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | Yes | ||
| Abundance | fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref. | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011 |
| Comments |
Known from the Lower Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from western Pennsylvania to White-Little Missouri River system in North Dakota, and south to Louisiana; and Gulf Slope from Mobile Bay drainage in Georgia and Alabama (Ref. 86798). Occurs in Big Blue, Neosho rivers, Kansas (Ref. 3987) and occasionally in Chesapeake watershed (tidal portion of the James River) (Ref. 27549). A recreational fishery exists in the country (Ref. 52559). Also Ref. 5723, 10294. |
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| States/Provinces | Alabama (native), Arkansas (native), Georgia (native), Illinois (native), Indiana (native), Iowa (native), Kansas (native), Kentucky (native), Louisiana (native), Michigan (native), Minnesota (native), Mississippi (native), Missouri (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), Virginia (native), West Virginia (native), 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 | ||