A selection of species found in North Carolina.
Scientific Name: Lepomis macrochirus
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common throughout NC
Scientific Name: Lynx rufus
Classification: Game Species and Furbearer
Abundance: Common throughout state
Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis x Morone chrysops
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Stocked in several Piedmont reservoirs.
Scientific Name: Glyptemys (Clemmys) muhlenbergii
Classification: Nongame species; Federally and state listed as Threatened
Abundance: Rare
Scientific Name: Amia calva
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common in the Coastal rivers of NC.
Scientific Names: Pseudacris brimleyi
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Coastal Plain (blue)
Scientific Name: Cambarus C lenati
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Scientific Name: Alasmidonta varicosa
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Scientific Name: Salvelinus fontinalis
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Mountain region in the western part of the state (green).
Scientific Name: Salmo trutta
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Found in the mountain region in the western part of the state (green area).
Non-venomous watersnake
Scientific Name: Nerodia taxispilota
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