4.5 River Basins
T ABLE 4.69 SGCN priority species in the Neuse River Basin
Federal/ State Status*
Taxa Group AQ SNAIL CRAYFISH
Scientifc Name
Common Name
Somatogyrus virginicus Procambarus medialis Acipenser oxyrinchus Ambloplites cavifrons Ameiurus brunneus Ameiurus platycephalus Enneacanthus chaetodon Enneacanthus obesus
Panhandle Pebblesnail
FSC/—
Pamlico Crayfsh Atlantic Sturgeon Roanoke Bass Snail Bullhead
—
FISH
E/E
FSC/—
— — — —
Flat Bullhead
Blackbanded Sunfsh
Banded Sunfsh Carolina Darter
Etheostoma collis Lampetra aepyptera
FSC/SC
Least Brook Lamprey
—/T
Moxostoma pappillosum Notropis bifrenatus Notropis chalybaeus Notropis volucellus Noturus furiosus Alasmidonta heterodon Alasmidonta undulata Elliptio lanceolata Elliptio marsupiobesa Elliptio steinstansana Fusconaia masoni
V-lip Redhorse Bridle Shiner Ironcolor Shiner Mimic Shiner
—
FSC/E
— —
Carolina Madtom Dwarf Wedgemussel
FSC/T
MUSSEL
E/E
Triangle Floater
—/T
Yellow Lance
FSC/E —/SC
Cape Fear Spike
Tar River Spinymussel
E/E
Atlantic Pigtoe
FSC/E FSC/E
Lampsilis cariosa Lampsilis sp. 2
Yellow Lampmussel
Chameleon Lampmussel
—
Lasmigona subviridis
Green Floater
FSC/E —/SC
Villosa constricta
Notched Rainbow
* See Table 4.43 in Section 4.5.3.2 for abbreviations.
a health advisory against eating any fsh from these waters because of contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (NCDPH 2014) .
In 2007, the Neuse River was listed as one of the most endangered rivers in the United States because of eutrophication caused by high waste loads attributed to development and agriculture (American Rivers 2007; Ferrell et al. 2014) . Nonpoint source pollution from agriculture and forestry has degraded aquatic habitats within the basin. For example, animal waste byproducts cause increased levels of nitrates and phosphates, which can lead to excess growth of algae and aquatic plants and to decreased DO levels (especially during summer months) that result in fsh kills.
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2015 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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