Species

A selection of species found in North Carolina.

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Spike Mussel exterior

Spike

Scientific Name: Elliptio dilatata
Classification:  State Special Concern 

Photo Credit: NCWRC

Spiny Stream Crayfish

Spiny Stream Crayfish

Scientific Name: Orconectes P. cristavarius
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean

 

 

Spinytail Crayfish

Spinytail Crayfish

Scientific Name: Cambarus T. acanthura
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean

 

 

Spotfin Chub

Scientific Name: Erimonax monachus

Classification: Federally Threatened, State Threatened

Spotted Bass

Scientific Name: Micropterus punctulatus

Classification: Game Fish

Squirrel Treefrog

Scientific Names: Hyla squirella
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Found primarily in Coastal Plain (blue)

Striped Bass

Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis

Classification:  Game Fish 

Abundance: Coastal rivers during spring spawning runs, and stocked in reservoirs throughout NC.