Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina
Lepomis macrochirus - Bluegill
Members of Lepomis
Family:
Centrarchidae
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.
                    
100 Counties
CountyNumber of Records
Alamance41
Alexander14
Alleghany5
Anson27
Ashe7
Avery2
Beaufort190
Bertie227
Bladen106
Brunswick109
Buncombe46
Burke42
Cabarrus53
Caldwell32
Camden83
Carteret17
Caswell31
Catawba15
Chatham110
Cherokee32
Chowan609
Clay11
Cleveland28
Columbus90
Craven95
Cumberland26
Currituck124
Dare76
Davidson38
Davie19
Duplin27
Durham72
Edgecombe29
Forsyth21
Franklin43
Gaston41
Gates113
Graham9
Granville90
Greene21
Guilford95
Halifax29
Harnett59
Haywood30
Henderson27
Hertford275
Hoke8
Hyde20
Iredell29
Jackson23
Johnston67
Jones29
Lee24
Lenoir37
Lincoln29
Macon27
Madison9
Martin4
McDowell17
Mecklenburg51
Mitchell3
Montgomery45
Moore98
Nash40
New Hanover153
Northampton11
Onslow14
Orange99
Pamlico39
Pasquotank164
Pender250
Perquimans446
Person29
Pitt62
Polk23
Randolph68
Richmond53
Robeson41
Rockingham41
Rowan26
Rutherford38
Sampson23
Scotland19
Stanly35
Stokes25
Surry29
Swain8
Transylvania9
Tyrrell221
Union57
Vance22
Wake216
Warren22
Washington124
Watauga19
Wayne29
Wilkes16
Wilson37
Yadkin11
Yancey2
  6,327 Records
CountyNumber of Records
Chowan609
Perquimans446
Hertford275
Pender250
Bertie227
Tyrrell221
Wake216
Beaufort190
Pasquotank164
New Hanover153
Currituck124
Washington124
Gates113
Chatham110
Brunswick109
Bladen106
Orange99
Moore98
Guilford95
Craven95
Columbus90
Granville90
Camden83
Dare76
Durham72
Randolph68
Johnston67
Pitt62
Harnett59
Union57
Cabarrus53
Richmond53
Mecklenburg51
Buncombe46
Montgomery45
Franklin43
Burke42
Robeson41
Rockingham41
Alamance41
Gaston41
Nash40
Pamlico39
Rutherford38
Davidson38
Lenoir37
Wilson37
Stanly35
Caldwell32
Cherokee32
Caswell31
Haywood30
Surry29
Halifax29
Jones29
Iredell29
Wayne29
Lincoln29
Edgecombe29
Person29
Cleveland28
Anson27
Macon27
Duplin27
Henderson27
Cumberland26
Rowan26
Stokes25
Lee24
Polk23
Sampson23
Jackson23
Vance22
Warren22
Forsyth21
Greene21
Hyde20
Davie19
Scotland19
Watauga19
McDowell17
Carteret17
Wilkes16
Catawba15
Onslow14
Alexander14
Yadkin11
Clay11
Northampton11
Transylvania9
Graham9
Madison9
Swain8
Hoke8
Ashe7
Alleghany5
Martin4
Mitchell3
Yancey2
Avery2
  Basin Summary
BasinBasin Status
1 AlbemarleI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
2 BroadX - Native species
3 ChowanI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
4 Cape FearX - Native species
5 CatawbaX - Native species
6 French BroadX - Native species
7 HiwasseeX - Native species
8 LumberX - Native species
9 Little TennesseeX - Native species
10 NeuseI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
11 NewI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
12 NolichuckyX - Native species
13 PigeonX - Native species
14 RoanokeI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
15 SavannahX - Native species
16 ShallotteX - Native species
17 TarI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
18 WaccamawX - Native species
19 WataugaX - Native species
20 While OakX - Native species
21 YadkinX - Native species