| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist, 2018 |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Present in the continental shelf waters off the northeastern United States (Ref. 37512). Known from South Carolina to Davis and Baffin Bay (Ref. 119696). Commercial harvest is currently restricted due to declining abundances (Ref. 117245). Also Ref. 7251, 117245. |
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| States/Provinces | Connecticut (native), Delaware (native), Maine (native), Maryland (native), Massachusetts (native), New Hampshire (native), New Jersey (native), New York (native), North Carolina (native), Rhode Island (native), South Carolina (native), Virginia (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html | ||