Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina
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Common Name:
Scientific Name:
Family:
Status:
Native
Native-introduced
Non-native
Extirpated
Undescribed Species:
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Carpiodes sp. 1 - 'Atlantic' Highfin Carpsucker
Carpiodes sp. 2 - 'Carolina' Quillback
Clinostomus sp. 1 - 'Smoky' Dace
Clinostomus sp. 2 - 'Hiwassee' Dace
Cyprinella sp. 1 - 'Thinlip' Chub
Etheostoma sp. 1 - 'Tessellated' Darter
Fundulus sp. 1 - 'Lake Phelps' Killifish
Hydrophlox sp. 1 - 'Piedmont' Shiner
Micropterus sp. 1 (Savannah) - 'Bartram's' Bass
Moxostoma sp. 2 - 'Sicklefin' Redhorse
Moxostoma sp. 3 - 'Carolina' Redhorse
Moxostoma sp. 4 - 'Brassy' Jumprock
Notropis sp. 1 - 'Kanawha' Rosyface Shiner
Noturus sp. 1 - 'Cape Fear Broadtail' Madtom
Noturus sp. 2 - 'Lake Waccamaw Broadtail' Madtom
Noturus sp. 3 - 'Pee Dee Broadtail' Madtom
River Basins:
Albemarle
Broad
Chowan
Cape Fear
Catawba
French Broad
Hiwassee
Lumber
Little Tennessee
Neuse
New
Nolichucky
Pigeon
Roanoke
Savannah
Shallotte
Tar
Waccamaw
Watauga
While Oak
Yadkin
OR
AND
Apeltes quadracus
- Fourspine Stickleback
Sole member of genus in NC.
Family:
Gasterosteidae
S Rank:
S1 (S2)
G Rank:
G5
State Status:
US Status:
Comments:
Not native to freshwater/estuarine basins
Synonym:
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.
5 Counties
County
Number of Records
Chowan
3
Currituck
3
Dare
74
Jones
1
Perquimans
8
89 Records
County
Number of Records
Dare
74
Perquimans
8
Chowan
3
Currituck
3
Jones
1
Basin Summary
Basin
Basin Status
1 Albemarle
X - Native species
2 Neuse
X - Native species
