Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina
Common Name: Scientific Name: Family: Status:
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
Brevoortia tyrannus - Atlantic Menhaden Sole member of genus in NC.
Family:
Clupeidae		S Rank:
S5		G Rank:
G5		State Status:
US Status: Comments:
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.
                    
22 Counties
CountyNumber of Records
Beaufort273
Bertie68
Bladen12
Brunswick103
Camden25
Carteret133
Chowan58
Craven110
Currituck63
Dare83
Gates1
Hertford1
Hyde323
Jones1
New Hanover82
Onslow78
Pamlico334
Pasquotank46
Pender31
Perquimans66
Tyrrell51
Washington47
  1,989 Records
CountyNumber of Records
Pamlico334
Hyde323
Beaufort273
Carteret133
Craven110
Brunswick103
Dare83
New Hanover82
Onslow78
Bertie68
Perquimans66
Currituck63
Chowan58
Tyrrell51
Washington47
Pasquotank46
Pender31
Camden25
Bladen12
Gates1
Hertford1
Jones1
  Basin Summary
BasinBasin Status
1 AlbemarleX - Native species
2 ChowanX - Native species
3 Cape FearX - Native species
4 NeuseX - Native species
5 RoanokeX - Native species
6 ShallotteX - Native species
7 TarX - Native species
8 While OakX - Native species