| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | commercial | Ref. | Frimodt, C., 1995 |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | no regulations | Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | Yes | ||
| Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991 |
| Comments |
Occurs in most provinces and territories; absent only in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (Ref. 52559). World production is mainly from Canada (Ref. 9988). Not protected by game laws (Ref. 1998). Also Ref. 5723, 119194. |
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| States/Provinces | Alberta (native), British Columbia (native), Manitoba (native), Newfoundland and Labrador (native), Northwest Territories (native), Nunavut (native), Ontario (native), Quebec (native), Saskatchewan (native), Yukon Territory (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html | ||