Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina

Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina

Lepisosteus osseus - Longnose Gar

Sole member of genus in NC.

Family:
Lepisosteidae

S Rank:
S5

G Rank:
G5

State Status:

US Status:

Comments:

Synonym:

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

GBIF Global Distribution


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

52 Counties
County	Number of Records
Anson	2
Beaufort	1,067
Bertie	74
Bladen	36
Brunswick	167
Camden	19
Carteret	36
Chatham	1
Chowan	150
Columbus	13
Craven	727
Cumberland	2
Currituck	11
Dare	49
Duplin	5
Edgecombe	1
Franklin	1
Gaston	1
Gates	41
Granville	1
Greene	2
Halifax	2
Harnett	3
Hertford	103
Hyde	307
Johnston	5
Jones	7
Lee	5
Lenoir	7
Madison	4
Martin	44
Montgomery	2
Nash	2
New Hanover	179
Northampton	1
Onslow	152
Pamlico	307
Pasquotank	48
Pender	80
Perquimans	82
Pitt	10
Richmond	2
Robeson	3
Sampson	9
Stanly	1
Swain	1
Tyrrell	119
Union	1
Wake	2
Washington	42
Wayne	3
Wilson	2

3,941 Records
County	Number of Records
Beaufort	1,067
Craven	727
Hyde	307
Pamlico	307
New Hanover	179
Brunswick	167
Onslow	152
Chowan	150
Tyrrell	119
Hertford	103
Perquimans	82
Pender	80
Bertie	74
Dare	49
Pasquotank	48
Martin	44
Washington	42
Gates	41
Bladen	36
Carteret	36
Camden	19
Columbus	13
Currituck	11
Pitt	10
Sampson	9
Jones	7
Lenoir	7
Johnston	5
Lee	5
Duplin	5
Madison	4
Harnett	3
Robeson	3
Wayne	3
Wake	2
Richmond	2
Greene	2
Montgomery	2
Anson	2
Nash	2
Wilson	2
Cumberland	2
Halifax	2
Union	1
Chatham	1
Franklin	1
Granville	1
Northampton	1
Gaston	1
Edgecombe	1
Stanly	1
Swain	1

Basin Summary
Basin	Basin Status
1 Albemarle	X - Native species
2 Chowan	X - Native species
3 Cape Fear	X - Native species
4 Catawba	X - Native species
5 French Broad	X - Native species
6 Lumber	X - Native species
7 Little Tennessee	X - Native species
8 Neuse	X - Native species
9 Roanoke	X - Native species
10 Shallotte	X - Native species
11 Tar	X - Native species
12 Waccamaw	X - Native species
13 While Oak	X - Native species
14 Yadkin	X - Native species