White Bass
Scientific Name: Morone chrysops
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Large reservoirs in the Mountain and Piedmont region of NC.
Species
A selection of species found in North Carolina.
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White Catfish
Scientific Name: Ameiurus catus
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common in lakes and rivers in the Piedmont and Coastal regions of NC.
White Crappie
Scientific Name: Pomoxis annularis
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common in many reservoirs found in the Piedmont of NC.
White Perch
Scientific Name: Morone americana
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common in Piedmont reservoirs, as well as the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds and their tributaries.
White River Crayfish
Scientific Name: Procambarus O. acutus
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
White-tailed Deer
Scientific Name: Odocoileus virginianus
Abundance: Common throughout state
Wild Turkey
Scientific Name: Meleagris gallopavo
Classification: Big Game
Abundance: Common throughout state
Wolf, Red
Scientific Name: Canis rufus
Classification: Endangered
Abundance: Experimental Non-essential
(in Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington counties)
Wood Duck
Scientific Name: Aix sponsa
Classification: Game Species
Abundance: Found statewide
Wood Frog
Scientific Name: Rana sylvatica
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Western NC with exception of population in Hyde, Tyrrell counties (blue)
Yellow Lampmussel
Scientific Name: Lampsilis cariosa
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Yellow Lance
Scientific Name: Elliptio lanceolata
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Yellow Perch
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.
