Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | live food | ||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | Yes | ||
Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011 |
Comments |
Recorded from Mississippi River, Great Lakes, and southern Hudson Bay basins (Ref. 10294). Transplanted in Atlantic drainages as far south as Roanoke River in Virginia, in Missouri and Arkansas River drainage in Missouri, Arkansas, southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma and in some western states. A popular fish sold in live fish markets (Ref. 53249). |
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States/Provinces | Alabama (native), Arkansas (native), Connecticut (native), Georgia (native), Illinois (native), Indiana (native), Iowa (native), Kansas (introduced), Kentucky (native), Maryland (native), Massachusetts (native), Michigan (native), Minnesota (native), Missouri (native), New Hampshire (native), New Jersey (native), New York (native), North Carolina (native), North Dakota (native), Ohio (native), Oklahoma (native), Pennsylvania (native), South Dakota (native), Tennessee (native), Texas (introduced), Vermont (native), Virginia (native), West Virginia (native), Wisconsin (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html |