Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina
Esox niger - Chain Pickerel
Members of Esox
Family:
Esocidae
S Rank:
S5
G Rank:
G5
State Status:
US Status: Comments:
Synonym:
Photo source: Fishes of North Carolina -- ncfishes.comGBIF Global Distribution   iNaturalist
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
                    
67 Counties
CountyNumber of Records
Alamance4
Anson5
Beaufort31
Bertie64
Bladen30
Brunswick35
Buncombe4
Camden22
Carteret4
Caswell2
Chatham40
Chowan257
Columbus46
Craven62
Cumberland20
Currituck15
Dare39
Davidson3
Duplin16
Durham3
Edgecombe12
Forsyth1
Franklin4
Gates142
Granville32
Greene10
Guilford1
Halifax10
Harnett12
Henderson19
Hertford211
Hoke19
Hyde3
Johnston27
Jones25
Lee2
Lenoir15
Martin6
Montgomery35
Moore70
Nash11
New Hanover21
Northampton16
Onslow8
Orange26
Pamlico5
Pasquotank27
Pender33
Perquimans82
Person3
Pitt19
Randolph6
Richmond32
Robeson41
Rowan1
Sampson37
Scotland24
Stanly5
Transylvania1
Tyrrell61
Union2
Vance6
Wake15
Warren5
Washington88
Wayne20
Wilson13
  1,966 Records
CountyNumber of Records
Chowan257
Hertford211
Gates142
Washington88
Perquimans82
Moore70
Bertie64
Craven62
Tyrrell61
Columbus46
Robeson41
Chatham40
Dare39
Sampson37
Montgomery35
Brunswick35
Pender33
Richmond32
Granville32
Beaufort31
Bladen30
Pasquotank27
Johnston27
Orange26
Jones25
Scotland24
Camden22
New Hanover21
Cumberland20
Wayne20
Henderson19
Pitt19
Hoke19
Northampton16
Duplin16
Currituck15
Lenoir15
Wake15
Wilson13
Edgecombe12
Harnett12
Nash11
Greene10
Halifax10
Onslow8
Martin6
Vance6
Randolph6
Anson5
Warren5
Stanly5
Pamlico5
Alamance4
Franklin4
Buncombe4
Carteret4
Person3
Hyde3
Durham3
Davidson3
Lee2
Union2
Caswell2
Guilford1
Forsyth1
Transylvania1
Rowan1
  Basin Summary
BasinBasin Status
1 AlbemarleX - Native species
2 ChowanX - Native species
3 Cape FearX - Native species
4 French BroadI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
5 LumberX - Native species
6 NeuseX - Native species
7 RoanokeX - Native species
8 ShallotteX - Native species
9 TarX - Native species
10 WaccamawX - Native species
11 While OakX - Native species
12 YadkinX - Native species