Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina

Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina

Alosa sapidissima - American Shad

Family:
Alosidae

S Rank:
S5

G Rank:
G5

State Status:

US Status:

Comments:

Synonym:

Photo source: Fishes of North Carolina -- ncfishes.com

GBIF Global Distribution


County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

37 Counties
County	Number of Records
Anson	1
Beaufort	211
Bertie	252
Bladen	50
Brunswick	159
Camden	8
Carteret	24
Chowan	285
Columbus	3
Craven	213
Cumberland	1
Currituck	21
Dare	108
Edgecombe	2
Gates	8
Greene	5
Halifax	1
Harnett	1
Hertford	41
Hyde	106
Johnston	4
Jones	20
Lenoir	7
Nash	1
New Hanover	100
Onslow	12
Pamlico	90
Pasquotank	8
Pender	64
Perquimans	43
Pitt	39
Richmond	1
Sampson	5
Tyrrell	36
Wake	4
Washington	155
Wayne	5

2,094 Records
County	Number of Records
Chowan	285
Bertie	252
Craven	213
Beaufort	211
Brunswick	159
Washington	155
Dare	108
Hyde	106
New Hanover	100
Pamlico	90
Pender	64
Bladen	50
Perquimans	43
Hertford	41
Pitt	39
Tyrrell	36
Carteret	24
Currituck	21
Jones	20
Onslow	12
Pasquotank	8
Gates	8
Camden	8
Lenoir	7
Greene	5
Sampson	5
Wayne	5
Johnston	4
Wake	4
Columbus	3
Edgecombe	2
Nash	1
Anson	1
Cumberland	1
Richmond	1
Harnett	1
Halifax	1

Basin Summary
Basin	Basin Status
1 Albemarle	X - Native species
2 Broad	X - Native species
3 Chowan	X - Native species
4 Cape Fear	X - Native species
5 Neuse	X - Native species
6 Roanoke	X - Native species
7 Shallotte	X - Native species
8 Tar	X - Native species
9 Waccamaw	X - Native species
10 While Oak	X - Native species
11 Yadkin	X - Native species