salinity zones with a gradual downstream gradient of 0.5 up to 30 ppt and soft substrates, and water depths in main river channels of at least 4 feet (1.2 meters) and with no physical barriers to passage between river mouths and spawning sites (USFWS 2017). Table 3A1-4 lists changes to SGCN status based on the Freshwater Fish Taxa Team reevaluation. The list provides federal/state listing status as well as Regional SGCN status designated by SEAFWA. Red text is used to indicate the changes made in this update. A complete updated list of all SGCN is provided in Appendix PA1.
Table 3A1-4 Changes to Freshwater Fish SGCN. FRESHWATER FISHES
SGCN Status* (2020 update)
Federal/ State Status*
SEAFWA Regional SGCN
Scientific Name
Common Name
X X X X X
X
- / SC
Cottus carolinae
Banded Sculpin
X (new) X (new) X (new) X (new) X (new)
- / - - / - - / - - / - - / -
Cyprinella labrosa
Thicklip Chub
Cyprinella zanema
Santee Chub
Etheostoma gutselli
Tuckasegee Darter
Fundulus rathbuni
Speckled Killifish
-
Ictiobus niger
Black Buffalo
X
- / SC - / - - / - - / - - / - - / T - / - - / - - / -
X
Lethenteron appendix
American Brook Lamprey
X (new) X (new) X (new) X (new)
- -
Luxilus cerasinus
Crescent Shiner
Luxilus chrysocephalus
Striped Shiner
X
Micropterus coosae [Micropterus sp.]
Redeye Bass [= Bartram's Bass]
-
Moxostoma cervinum
Blacktip Jumprock
X
X
Moxostoma sp. Carolina
Carolina Redhorse
X (new) X (new) X (new) X (new) X (new)
- -
Nocomis platyrhynchus
Bigmouth Chub
Nocomis raneyi
Bull Chub
X
Notropis alborus
Whitemouth Shiner
-
- / - - / -
Notropis micropteryx
Highland Shiner
X
Notropis scabriceps
New River Shiner
Mimic Shiner (Neuse and Tar River basins) Kokanee/Sockeye Salmon
X
- / T
-
Notropis volucellus
X (new) X (new) X (new)
- / -
-
Oncorhynchus nerka
- / SC
X
Phenacobius teretulus
Kanawha Minnow
- / -
-
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brook Trout (Introduced)
* Federal/State Status Abbreviations
Federal Listings E = Endangered
T = Threatened
T (S/A) = Threatened due to Similar Appearance C = Candidate
3A1 -10
2020 Addendum NC Wildlife Action Plan
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