| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1994 |
| Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993 |
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | live food | ||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | Yes | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Known from St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River drainage), and Missouri-Mississippi river basins from New Hampshire south to Gulf. Possibly native on Atlantic and Gulf slopes from Susquehanna River to Neuse River, and from Savannah River to Lake Okeechobee, Florida, and west to eastern New Mexico. Introduced throughout most of US (Ref. 86798). Recorded from some Atlantic slope drainages of northern and southern United States; widely introduced (Ref. 10294). A popular fish sold in live fish markets. Found in 3 out of 6 live fish markets near the Lakes Erie and Ontario (Ref. 53249). Also reported from Gulf of Mexico drainages (Ref. 93252). Also Ref. 6447. |
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| States/Provinces | Alabama (native), Arkansas (native), Colorado (native), Connecticut (native), Delaware (native), District of Columbia (native), Florida (native), Georgia (native), Illinois (native), Indiana (native), Iowa (native), Kansas (native), Kentucky (native), Louisiana (native), Maryland (native), Massachusetts (native), Michigan (native), Minnesota (native), Mississippi (native), Missouri (native), Montana (native), Nebraska (native), New Hampshire (native), New Jersey (native), New Mexico (native), New York (native), North Carolina (native), North Dakota (native), Ohio (native), Oklahoma (native), Pennsylvania (native), Rhode Island (native), South Carolina (native), South Dakota (native), Tennessee (native), Texas (native), Vermont (native), Virginia (native), West Virginia (native), Wisconsin (native), Wyoming (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html | ||