Common names: Rock bass
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from Mississippi River, Great Lakes, and southern Hudson Bay basins (Ref. 10294). Transplanted in Atlantic drainages as far south as Roanoke River in Virginia, in Missouri and Arkansas River drainage in Missouri, Arkansas, southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma and in some western states. A popular fish sold in live fish markets (Ref. 53249).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
National Database: