A selection of species found in North Carolina.
Scientific Name: Buteo jamaicensis
Classification: Nongame Species
Abundance: Found statewide
Scientific Name: Lepomis auritus
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common throughout NC.
Scientific Name: Lepomis microlophus
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common throughout NC.
Scientific Name: Orconectes C. erichsonianus
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Scientific Name: Lithobates heckscheri
Classification: Nongame species
Range: State Listed as Endangered
Scientific Name: Ambloplites cavifrons
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Found primarily in the Tar and Neuse River drainages of NC.
Scientific Name: Percina rex
Classification: Federally Endangered, State Endangered
Abundance: Extremely rare (found only in brown area)
Scientific Name: Elliptio roanokensis
Classification: State Special Concern
Photo Credit: NCWRC
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: Cambarus P. hobbsorum
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
