3.5 Freshwater Fish
Freshwater fshes: comparison of changes from 2005 WAP (cont.)
T ABLE 3.14
2005
2015 Changes
Comment
Scientifc Name Common Name Scientifc Name Common Name Lepomis punctatus Spotted Sunfsh
No longer a conservation priority
Luxilus chrysocephalus
Striped Shiner
No longer a conservation priority
Lythrurus matutinus Moxostoma collapsum
Pinewoods Shiner Notchlip Redhorse Shorthead Redhorse Carolina redhorse Sicklefn Redhorse
No longer a conservation priority
No longer a conservation priority
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
No longer a conservation priority
Moxostoma spp 2 Moxostoma spp. 1 Notropis amoenus Notropis maculatus Notropis photogenis Notropis rubellus Notropis volucellus Percina aurantiaca Petromyzon marinus Phenacobius teretulus Pimephales notatus
Moxostoma sp. c arolina
Carolina Redhorse Sicklefn Redhorse
Scientifc name modifcation
Moxostoma sp. 2
Scientifc name modifcation
Comely Shiner
No longer a conservation priority
Taillight Shiner
No longer a conservation priority
Silver Shiner
No longer a conservation priority
Notropis sp. cf. rubellus
Rosyface Shiner
Kanawha Rosyface Shiner Mimic Shiner
Scientifc name modifcation
Notropis volucellus
Mimic Shiner
Evaluated separate populations by river basin (Neuse, Tar-Pamlico) No longer a conservation priority
Tangerine Darter
Sea Lamprey
No longer a conservation priority
Kanawha Minnow Bluntnose Minnow
No longer a conservation priority
No longer a conservation priority
3.5.3 Conservation Concerns Of the SCGN fsh species, 40% are suckers and minnows (order Cypriniformes) and 24% are darters (order Perciformes). According to Jelks et al. (2008) , the Cyprinidae family is the most species-rich of freshwater fshes in North America. Within this family, Ironcolor Shiner is noted to be one of the most widespread because it occurs in multiple ecoregions (Jelks et al . 2008) . However, based on statewide surveys conducted by NCWRC biologists since the 1960s this fsh is noted to be a vulnerable species. Recent surveys conducted in locations where it was previously detected only a small number of fsh.
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