A selection of species found in North Carolina.
Scientific Name: Morone chrysops
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Large reservoirs in the Mountain and Piedmont region of NC.
Scientific Name: Ameiurus catus
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common in lakes and rivers in the Piedmont and Coastal regions of NC.
Scientific Name: Pomoxis annularis
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common in many reservoirs found in the Piedmont of NC.
Scientific Name: Morone americana
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common in Piedmont reservoirs, as well as the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds and their tributaries.
Scientific Name: Procambarus O. acutus
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Scientific Name: Odocoileus virginianus
Abundance: Common throughout state
Scientific Name: Meleagris gallopavo
Classification: Big Game
Abundance: Common throughout state
Scientific Name: Canis rufus
Classification: Endangered
Abundance: Experimental Non-essential
(in Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington counties)
Scientific Name: Aix sponsa
Classification: Game Species
Abundance: Found statewide
Scientific Name: Rana sylvatica
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Western NC with exception of population in Hyde, Tyrrell counties (blue)
Scientific Name: Lampsilis cariosa
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Scientific Name: Elliptio lanceolata
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Scientific Name: Perca flavescens
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common in several of the Catawba and Yadkin impoundments, as well as lakes and rivers in the Coastal region of NC.
