A selection of species found in North Carolina.
Scientific Name: Rana catesbeiana
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Statewide
Scientific Name: Ameiurus nebulosus
Classification: Nongame fish
Abundance: Commonly found in many piedmont and coastal rivers, ponds, and reservoirs.
Scientific Name: Branta canadensis
Classification: Game Species
Abundance: Common throughout state
Scientific Name: Aythya valisineria
Classification: Game Species
Abundance: Brown area
Scientific Name: Notropis mekistocholas
Classification: Federally Endangered, State Endangered
Abundance: Extremely rare; found only in the Cape Fear River basin
in the North Carolina Piedmont
Scientific Name: Elliptio marsupiobesa
Classification: State Special Concern
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Scientific Name: Villosa vaughaniana
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Scientific Name: Cambarus P. johni
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Scientific Name: Rana [=Lithobates] capito
Classification: Nongame species-State listed Endangered
Range: Rare (blue)
Scientific Name: Lasmigona decorata
Classification: Federal and State Endangered
Scientific Name: Cambarus C. davidi
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Scientific Name: Noturus furiosus
Classification: Federal Species of Concern, State Threatened
Abundance: Rare (green areas)