Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina

Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina

Notemigonus crysoleucas - Golden Shiner

Sole member of genus in NC.

Family:
Leuciscidae

S Rank:
S5

G Rank:
G5

State Status:

US Status:

Comments:

Synonym:

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

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

96 Counties
County	Number of Records
Alamance	15
Alleghany	2
Anson	17
Ashe	1
Beaufort	96
Bertie	165
Bladen	40
Brunswick	56
Buncombe	6
Burke	6
Cabarrus	7
Caldwell	1
Camden	34
Carteret	16
Caswell	9
Catawba	1
Chatham	58
Cherokee	2
Chowan	573
Clay	3
Cleveland	1
Columbus	83
Craven	83
Cumberland	14
Currituck	69
Dare	32
Davidson	12
Davie	2
Duplin	21
Durham	28
Edgecombe	15
Forsyth	3
Franklin	14
Gaston	4
Gates	66
Granville	24
Greene	16
Guilford	30
Halifax	21
Harnett	14
Haywood	15
Henderson	4
Hertford	102
Hoke	6
Hyde	11
Iredell	2
Jackson	5
Johnston	30
Jones	22
Lee	7
Lenoir	20
Lincoln	6
Macon	14
Madison	6
Martin	4
McDowell	2
Mecklenburg	9
Montgomery	7
Moore	47
Nash	21
New Hanover	56
Northampton	14
Onslow	17
Orange	40
Pamlico	8
Pasquotank	117
Pender	65
Perquimans	258
Person	11
Pitt	40
Polk	6
Randolph	17
Richmond	20
Robeson	37
Rockingham	8
Rowan	7
Rutherford	4
Sampson	28
Scotland	10
Stanly	9
Stokes	3
Surry	3
Swain	4
Transylvania	5
Tyrrell	66
Union	52
Vance	2
Wake	85
Warren	9
Washington	71
Watauga	7
Wayne	23
Wilkes	2
Wilson	19
Yadkin	2
Yancey	2

3,127 Records
County	Number of Records
Chowan	573
Perquimans	258
Bertie	165
Pasquotank	117
Hertford	102
Beaufort	96
Wake	85
Columbus	83
Craven	83
Washington	71
Currituck	69
Gates	66
Tyrrell	66
Pender	65
Chatham	58
Brunswick	56
New Hanover	56
Union	52
Moore	47
Bladen	40
Pitt	40
Orange	40
Robeson	37
Camden	34
Dare	32
Guilford	30
Johnston	30
Sampson	28
Durham	28
Granville	24
Wayne	23
Jones	22
Halifax	21
Duplin	21
Nash	21
Richmond	20
Lenoir	20
Wilson	19
Randolph	17
Anson	17
Onslow	17
Greene	16
Carteret	16
Alamance	15
Haywood	15
Edgecombe	15
Macon	14
Northampton	14
Franklin	14
Cumberland	14
Harnett	14
Davidson	12
Person	11
Hyde	11
Scotland	10
Caswell	9
Stanly	9
Warren	9
Mecklenburg	9
Pamlico	8
Rockingham	8
Watauga	7
Lee	7
Rowan	7
Montgomery	7
Cabarrus	7
Buncombe	6
Lincoln	6
Polk	6
Burke	6
Hoke	6
Madison	6
Jackson	5
Transylvania	5
Martin	4
Gaston	4
Swain	4
Rutherford	4
Henderson	4
Clay	3
Forsyth	3
Stokes	3
Surry	3
Wilkes	2
Iredell	2
Yadkin	2
Yancey	2
Alleghany	2
Vance	2
McDowell	2
Davie	2
Cherokee	2
Caldwell	1
Ashe	1
Catawba	1
Cleveland	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 Catawba	X - Native species
6 French Broad	I - Native species, but introduced into this basin
7 Hiwassee	I - Native species, but introduced into this basin
8 Lumber	X - Native species
9 Little Tennessee	I - Native species, but introduced into this basin
10 Neuse	X - Native species
11 New	I - Native species, but introduced into this basin
12 Nolichucky	I - Native species, but introduced into this basin
13 Pigeon	I - Native species, but introduced into this basin
14 Roanoke	X - Native species
15 Savannah	X - Native species
16 Shallotte	X - Native species
17 Tar	X - Native species
18 Waccamaw	X - Native species
19 Watauga	I - Native species, but introduced into this basin
20 While Oak	X - Native species
21 Yadkin	X - Native species