Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina
Alosa sapidissima - American Shad
Members of Alosa
Family:
Clupeidae
S Rank:
S5
G Rank:
G5
State Status:
US Status: Comments:

Photo source: Fishes of North Carolina -- ncfishes.com
GBIF Global Distribution iNaturalist
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
                    
37 Counties
CountyNumber of Records
Anson1
Beaufort211
Bertie252
Bladen50
Brunswick159
Camden8
Carteret24
Chowan285
Columbus3
Craven213
Cumberland1
Currituck21
Dare108
Edgecombe2
Gates8
Greene5
Halifax1
Harnett1
Hertford41
Hyde106
Johnston4
Jones20
Lenoir7
Nash1
New Hanover100
Onslow12
Pamlico90
Pasquotank8
Pender64
Perquimans43
Pitt39
Richmond1
Sampson5
Tyrrell36
Wake4
Washington155
Wayne5
  2,094 Records
CountyNumber of Records
Chowan285
Bertie252
Craven213
Beaufort211
Brunswick159
Washington155
Dare108
Hyde106
New Hanover100
Pamlico90
Pender64
Bladen50
Perquimans43
Hertford41
Pitt39
Tyrrell36
Carteret24
Currituck21
Jones20
Onslow12
Pasquotank8
Gates8
Camden8
Lenoir7
Greene5
Sampson5
Wayne5
Johnston4
Wake4
Columbus3
Edgecombe2
Nash1
Anson1
Cumberland1
Richmond1
Harnett1
Halifax1
  Basin Summary
BasinBasin Status
1 AlbemarleX - Native species
2 BroadX - Native species
3 ChowanX - Native species
4 Cape FearX - Native species
5 NeuseX - Native species
6 RoanokeX - Native species
7 ShallotteX - Native species
8 TarX - Native species
9 WaccamawX - Native species
10 While OakX - Native species
11 YadkinX - Native species