Appendix 3 Table 3-4 Freshwater Fish
Chapter 3 North Carolina Species
Table 3-4 FRESHWATER FISH
2025 WAP Revision SGCN and Other Priority Species
Red Text indicates Taxonomic Updates
Population
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Common Name
Scientific Name
Order
Family
X
Greenside Darter
Etheostoma blennioides
Perciformes
Percidae
Carolina Fantail Darter
Etheostoma brevispinum
Perciformes
Percidae
H
X
X
Carolina Darter
Etheostoma collis
Perciformes
Percidae
H
SC
X
Fantail Darter
Etheostoma flabellare
Perciformes
Percidae
X
Swamp Darter
Etheostoma fusiforme
Perciformes
Percidae
X
Tuckasegee Darter
Etheostoma gutselli
Perciformes
Percidae
H
X
X
Turquoise Darter
Etheostoma inscriptum
Perciformes
Percidae
M
T
X
X
Kanawha Darter
Etheostoma kanawhae
Perciformes
Percidae
Y*
X
Southern Tessellated Darter
Etheostoma maculaticeps
Perciformes
Percidae
X
Pinewoods Darter
Etheostoma mariae
Perciformes
Percidae
Y*
H
SC
X
X
Waccamaw Darter
Etheostoma perlongum
Perciformes
Percidae
Y*
M
T
X
Riverweed Darter
Etheostoma podostemone
Perciformes
Percidae
Y*
X
Sawcheek Darter
Etheostoma serrifer
Perciformes
Percidae
X
Snubnose Darter
Etheostoma simoterum
Perciformes
Percidae
SC
X
Tessellated Darter
Etheostoma sp. cf. olmstedi
Perciformes
Percidae
X
Swannanoa Darter
Etheostoma swannanoa
Perciformes
Percidae
M
X
X
Seagreen Darter
Etheostoma thalassinum
Perciformes
Percidae
M
SC
X
Glassy Darter
Etheostoma vitreum
Perciformes
Percidae
Banded Darter
Etheostoma zonale
Perciformes
Percidae
X
X
Tonguetied Minnow
Exoglossum laurae
Cypriniformes
Leuciscidae
X
X
Cutlip Minnow
Exoglossum maxillingua
Cypriniformes
Leuciscidae
SC
X
Golden Topminnow
Fundulus chrysotus
Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae
X
Banded Killifish
Fundulus diaphanus
Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae
Lined Topminnow
Fundulus lineolatus
Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae
X
Speckled Killifish
Fundulus rathbuni
Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae
M
X
Lake Phelps Killifish
Fundulus sp.
Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae
Y*
VH
X
X
Waccamaw Killifish
Fundulus waccamensis
Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae
Y*
VH
X
Western Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae
Eastern Mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae
X
Least Killifish
Heterandria formosa
Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae
SC
X
X
Mooneye
Hiodon tergisus
Osteoglossiformes
Hiodontidae
M X
SC
Highfin Shiner
Hudsonius altipinnis
Cypriniformes
Leuciscidae
Spottail Shiner
Hudsonius hudsonius
Cypriniformes
Leuciscidae
Eastern Silvery Minnow
Hybognathus regius
Cypriniformes
Leuciscidae
X
Bigeye Chub
Hybopsis amblops
Cypriniformes
Leuciscidae
Highback Chub
Hybopsis hypsinotus
Cypriniformes
Leuciscidae
M
X
X
Rosyface Chub
Hybopsis rubrifrons
Cypriniformes
Leuciscidae
M
T
Redlip Shiner
Hydrophlox chiliticus
Cypriniformes
Leuciscidae
Greenhead Shiner
Hydrophlox chlorocephalus
Cypriniformes
Leuciscidae
Y
X
X
Yellowfin Shiner
Hydrophlox lutipinnis
Cypriniformes
Leuciscidae
SC
X
Saffron Shiner
Hydrophlox rubricroceus
Cypriniformes
Leuciscidae
Piedmont Shiner
Hydrophlox sp.
Cypriniformes
Leuciscidae
Y*
Northern Hog Sucker
Hypentelium nigricans
Cypriniformes
Catostomidae
X
Roanoke Hog Sucker
Hypentelium roanokense
Cypriniformes
Catostomidae
X
Ohio Lamprey
Ichthyomyzon bdellium
Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae
H
SC
X
Mountain Brook Lamprey
Ichthyomyzon greeleyi
Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae
M X
X
X
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Siluriformes
Ictaluridae
Y
Native, Introduced
X
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Siluriformes
Ictaluridae
Y
X
X
Smallmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus bubalus
Cypriniformes
Catostomidae
X
Native, Introduced
X
Bigmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Cypriniformes
Catostomidae
X
X
Black Buffalo
Ictiobus niger
Cypriniformes
Catostomidae
X
X
Brook Silverside
Labidesthes sicculus
Atheriniformes
Atherinopsidae
X
Green Silverside
Labidesthes vanhyningi
Atheriniformes
Atherinopsidae
X
Least Brook Lamprey
Lampetra aepyptera
Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae
T
X
Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus
Lepisosteiformes
Lepisosteidae
X
X
Redbreast Sunfish
Lepomis auritus
Perciformes
Centrarchidae
X
Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Perciformes
Centrarchidae
Y
X
Pumpkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus
Perciformes
Centrarchidae
X
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
Perciformes
Centrarchidae
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Perciformes
Centrarchidae
X
X
X
Dollar Sunfish
Lepomis marginatus
Perciformes
Centrarchidae
X
Redear Sunfish
Lepomis microlophus
Perciformes
Centrarchidae
Y
X
Spotted Sunfish
Lepomis punctatus
Perciformes
Centrarchidae
Mountain pops.
X
American Brook Lamprey [M]
Lethenteron appendix
Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae
Y*
H
SC
See Excel file for detailed evaluation data
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