Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | Morrow, J.E., 1980 |
Regulations | protected | Ref. | |
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Ranges from Washington to California (Ref. 12204). Found in the River drainages (Ref. 81264). Commercially raised in southwestern USA, mainly for introduction into private ponds (Ref. 27547). Protected as threatened subspecies: O. c. stomias in Colorado; O. c. henshawi in Nevada and California; and O. c. seleniris in California. Also Ref. 27436, 27547. Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1,3,4. Washington population in Crescent Lake: threatened. Criteria: 3,4,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). Also Ref. 96339. |
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States/Provinces | California (native), Montana (native), Washington (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html |