Scientific Name: Notropis mekistocholas
Classification: Federally Endangered, State Endangered
Abundance: Extremely rare; found only in the Cape Fear River basin
in the North Carolina Piedmont
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Scientific Name:Acipenser oxyrinchus
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Rare; federally endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Scientific Name: Oncorhyncus mykiss
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Mountain region in the western part of the state.
Scientific Name: Salmo trutta
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Found in the mountain region in the western part of the state (green area).
Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Coastal rivers during spring spawning runs, and stocked in reservoirs throughout NC.
Scientific Name: Salvelinus fontinalis
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Mountain region in the western part of the state (green).
Scientific Name: Ambloplites rupestris
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common in many of the coolwater rivers in western NC.
Scientific Name: Ambloplites cavifrons
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Found primarily in the Tar and Neuse River drainages of NC.
Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis x Morone chrysops
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Stocked in several Piedmont reservoirs.
Scientific Name: Lepomis microlophus
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common throughout NC.