| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011 |
| Comments |
Known from the Edisto River drainage in South Carolina to southern Florida and across Gulf Slope to Nueces River drainage in Texas; north in Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins to southeastern Kansas and southeastern Minnesota (Ref. 86798). Generally confined to lowlands and common but declining in parts of range (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723, 10294. |
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| States/Provinces | Alabama (native), Arkansas (native), Florida (native), Georgia (native), Illinois (native), Indiana (native), Iowa (native), Kansas (native), Kentucky (native), Louisiana (native), Michigan (native), Minnesota (native), Mississippi (native), Missouri (native), Ohio (native), Oklahoma (native), South Carolina (native), Tennessee (native), Texas (native), Wisconsin (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
| National Checklist | |||
| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html | ||