| Occurrence | endemic | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | scarce (very unlikely) | Ref. | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991 |
| Comments |
Found only in Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. Rare over most of its range, but fairly common locally in a few streams (Ref. 5723). Collected from Rockcastle River (Cumberland River), Rockcastle County, Kentucky (Ref. 41482). Also Ref. 10294. Status of threat: 1). Duck River population: vulnerable. Criteria: 1,5; 2). Lower Tennessee River populations: endangered; status declined since 1989. Criteria: 1,5; 3). Upper Cumberland River populations: vulnerable. Criteria: 1,5; 4). Upper Tennessee River populations: endangered. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |
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| States/Provinces | Alabama (extirpated), Georgia (extirpated), Kentucky (native), Tennessee (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 | ||