Distribution:
Across the U.S.
Origin:
Atlantic Coast
Characteristics:
Silver with a blue green back and black spots on its back. Grows
up to 30 inches in length.
Impacts:
None in Nebraska
Management:
They have been removed from Nebraska
This species was part of an 1873 shipment of East Coast fishes sent
to the West Coast for stocking. The shipment was lost in the Elkhorn River
near Omaha, Nebraska, as the result of a railroad bridge collapse.
