A selection of species found in North Carolina.
Scientific Name: Cambarus J. dubius
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Scientific Name: Pseudacris feriarum
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Most common in Piedmont; rarer in the mountains and Coastal Plain (blue)
Scientific Name: Cambarus P. brimleyorum
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Scientific Name: Didelphis virginiana
Classification: Game species and furbearer
Abundance: Common throughout state
Scientific Name: Lampsilis fullerkati
Classification: State Threatened
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Scientific Name: Elliptio waccamawensis
Classification: State Threatened
Photo Credit: NCWRC
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: Lampsilis fasciola
Classification: State Special Concern
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Scientific Name: Plethodon wehrlei
Listed: State Threatened.
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Scientific Name: Plethodon welleri
Listed: State Species of Special Concern.
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