A selection of species found in North Carolina.
Scientific Name: Moxostoma robustum
Classification: State Endangered
Abundance: Rare (dark area)
Scientific Name: Ambloplites rupestris
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common in many of the coolwater rivers in western NC.
Scientific Name: Petromyzon marinus
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common (green area)
Scientific Name: Moxostoma sp.
Classification: Federal Candidate for Listing, State Threatened
Scientific Name: Micropterus dolomieu
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common in many of the coolwater rivers and reservoirs in the mountain and foothill region of NC.
Scientific Name: Erimonax monachus
Classification: Federally Threatened, State Threatened
Scientific Name: Micropterus punctulatus
Classification: Game Fish
Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Coastal rivers during spring spawning runs, and stocked in reservoirs throughout NC.
Scientific Name: Stizostedion vitreum
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common in several reservoirs in the Piedmont and Mountain regions of NC
Scientific Name: Lepomis gulosus
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common in shallow reservoirs and slow rivers in the Piedmont and Coastal region of NC.
Scientific Name: Morone chrysops
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Large reservoirs in the Mountain and Piedmont region of NC.
Scientific Name: Ameiurus catus
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common in lakes and rivers in the Piedmont and Coastal regions of NC.
Scientific Name: Pomoxis annularis
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common in many reservoirs found in the Piedmont of NC.