| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | commercial | Ref. | |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | restricted | Ref. | |
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | Yes | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref. | Kucas, S.T., 1986 |
| Comments |
Used as food, as live or dead bait, as feed for fish hatcheries and mink farms, and as industrial fish meal and oil. In 1895 it was abundant in Puget Sound, Washington; mainly used as bait (Ref. 28609). Also Ref. 6885. |
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| States/Provinces | California (native), Oregon (native), Washington (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html | ||