Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina

Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina

Catostomus commersonii - White Sucker

Sole member of genus in NC.

Family:
Catostomidae

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.

58 Counties
County	Number of Records
Alamance	33
Alexander	27
Alleghany	49
Anson	5
Ashe	49
Avery	16
Buncombe	78
Burke	47
Cabarrus	27
Caldwell	67
Caswell	22
Catawba	23
Chatham	9
Cherokee	2
Clay	2
Cleveland	46
Davidson	12
Davie	12
Durham	3
Forsyth	18
Franklin	8
Gaston	32
Graham	1
Granville	43
Guilford	19
Halifax	4
Haywood	33
Henderson	33
Iredell	32
Jackson	19
Lincoln	25
Macon	19
Madison	23
McDowell	72
Mecklenburg	23
Mitchell	17
Montgomery	15
Moore	1
Person	14
Polk	20
Randolph	18
Richmond	1
Rockingham	54
Rowan	14
Rutherford	46
Stanly	12
Stokes	94
Surry	66
Swain	6
Transylvania	19
Union	13
Vance	13
Wake	1
Warren	7
Watauga	49
Wilkes	89
Yadkin	13
Yancey	21

1,536 Records
County	Number of Records
Stokes	94
Wilkes	89
Buncombe	78
McDowell	72
Caldwell	67
Surry	66
Rockingham	54
Ashe	49
Watauga	49
Alleghany	49
Burke	47
Rutherford	46
Cleveland	46
Granville	43
Haywood	33
Alamance	33
Henderson	33
Gaston	32
Iredell	32
Cabarrus	27
Alexander	27
Lincoln	25
Madison	23
Mecklenburg	23
Catawba	23
Caswell	22
Yancey	21
Polk	20
Transylvania	19
Guilford	19
Macon	19
Jackson	19
Randolph	18
Forsyth	18
Mitchell	17
Avery	16
Montgomery	15
Rowan	14
Person	14
Vance	13
Union	13
Yadkin	13
Stanly	12
Davie	12
Davidson	12
Chatham	9
Franklin	8
Warren	7
Swain	6
Anson	5
Halifax	4
Durham	3
Cherokee	2
Clay	2
Richmond	1
Moore	1
Wake	1
Graham	1

Basin Summary
Basin	Basin Status
1 Broad	X - Native species
2 Cape Fear	I - Native species, but introduced into this basin
3 Catawba	X - Native species
4 French Broad	X - Native species
5 Hiwassee	X - Native species
6 Little Tennessee	X - Native species
7 Neuse	I - Native species, but introduced into this basin
8 New	X - Native species
9 Nolichucky	X - Native species
10 Pigeon	X - Native species
11 Roanoke	X - Native species
12 Savannah	X - Native species
13 Tar	X - Native species
14 Watauga	X - Native species
15 Yadkin	X - Native species