Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina
Hypentelium nigricans - Northern Hog Sucker
Members of Hypentelium
Family:
Catostomidae
S Rank:
S5
G Rank:
G5
State Status:
US Status: Comments:
Synonym:
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.
                    
42 Counties
CountyNumber of Records
Alleghany65
Ashe92
Avery44
Buncombe180
Burke15
Caldwell1
Caswell11
Cherokee95
Clay34
Cleveland36
Durham31
Edgecombe1
Forsyth1
Franklin27
Graham29
Granville39
Halifax4
Haywood109
Henderson84
Jackson115
Johnston15
Macon120
Madison218
McDowell78
Mitchell46
Nash14
Orange34
Person20
Polk26
Rockingham37
Rutherford15
Stokes46
Surry14
Swain70
Transylvania61
Vance6
Wake68
Warren11
Watauga94
Wilkes13
Yadkin1
Yancey87
  2,107 Records
CountyNumber of Records
Madison218
Buncombe180
Macon120
Jackson115
Haywood109
Cherokee95
Watauga94
Ashe92
Yancey87
Henderson84
McDowell78
Swain70
Wake68
Alleghany65
Transylvania61
Stokes46
Mitchell46
Avery44
Granville39
Rockingham37
Cleveland36
Clay34
Orange34
Durham31
Graham29
Franklin27
Polk26
Person20
Rutherford15
Johnston15
Burke15
Nash14
Surry14
Wilkes13
Caswell11
Warren11
Vance6
Halifax4
Yadkin1
Forsyth1
Caldwell1
Edgecombe1
  Basin Summary
BasinBasin Status
1 BroadI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
2 CatawbaI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
3 French BroadX - Native species
4 HiwasseeX - Native species
5 Little TennesseeX - Native species
6 NeuseX - Native species
7 NewX - Native species
8 NolichuckyX - Native species
9 PigeonX - Native species
10 RoanokeX - Native species
11 SavannahX - Native species
12 TarX - Native species
13 WataugaX - Native species
14 YadkinI - Native species, but introduced into this basin