A selection of species found in North Carolina.
Scientific Name: Alosa mediocris
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Coastal rivers during spring spawning runs.
Scientific Name: Cambarus P. hiwasseensis
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Scientific Name: Eurycea junaluska
Listed: State Threatened, Federal Species of Special Concern.
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Scientific Name: Ptychobranchus fasciolaris
Classification: State Extirpated
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Scientific Name: Cambarus J. nodosus
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Scientific Name: Acipenser fulvescens
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Rare; State Listed as Species of Special Concern.
Scientific Name: Micropterus salmoides
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common throughout NC.
Scientific Name: Ixobrychus exilis
Classification: Nongame-State listed as Special Concern
Abundance: Found along the coast (blue)
Scientific Names: Pseudacris ocularis
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Coastal Plain (blue)
Scientific Name: Cambarus P. georgiae
Classification: Special Concern