Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Established but its distribution is restricted (Ref. 13686). Invaded shallow, warm lakes, slowly flowing river arms and oxbows. Prefers densely vegetated places. Reported to have weak adverse impact on native species (Ref. 55773). Also Ref. 1739, 13364. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pl.html |