2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan

Appendix 3 Table 3-18 Freshwater Fish

Chapter 3 North Carolina Species

Table 3-18 FRESHWATER FISH

Habitat Associations by Ecoregion

2025 WAP Revision Aquatic SGCN - Habitat Associations

Scientific Name

Common Name

X

4

1

Erimonax monachus

Spotfin Chub

H

T

T

X X

3

2

M

T

Erimystax insignis

Blotched Chub

X

X X

5

9

Erimyzon sucetta

Lake Chubsucker

5

Esox masquinongy

Muskellunge (Naturalized)

Naturalized

X

2

1

Etheostoma acuticeps

Sharphead Darter

M

T

X X

4

Etheostoma blennioides

Greenside Darter

5

13

Etheostoma chlorobranchium

Greenfin Darter

M

X X

3

7

Etheostoma collis

Carolina Darter

H

SC

X X

7

Etheostoma flabellare

Fantail Darter

11

Etheostoma fusiforme

Swamp Darter

X

5

2

Etheostoma gutselli

Tuckasegee Darter

H

X

3

1

Etheostoma inscriptum

Turquoise Darter

M

T

X X

5

1

Etheostoma kanawhae

Kanawha Darter

Y*

X

Etheostoma maculaticeps

Southern Tessellated Darter

X X

3

3

2

Etheostoma mariae

Pinewoods Darter

Y*

H

SC

X

1

1

Etheostoma perlongum

Waccamaw Darter

Y*

M

T

X

1

Y*

Etheostoma podostemone

Riverweed Darter

X

9

Etheostoma serrifer

Sawcheek Darter

X X X

2

1

Etheostoma simoterum

Snubnose Darter

Etheostoma sp. cf. olmstedi

Tessellated Darter

5

1

Etheostoma swannanoa

Swannanoa Darter

M

X X

3

2

Etheostoma thalassinum

Seagreen Darter

M

SC

X

9

Etheostoma vitreum

Glassy Darter

X X X X

5

1

Exoglossum laurae

Tonguetied Minnow

2

6

Exoglossum maxillingua

Cutlips Minnow

SC

X X

1

Fundulus chrysotus

Golden Topminnow

6

Fundulus diaphanus

Banded Killifish

X X X

3

4

M

Fundulus rathbuni

Speckled Killifish

1

1

Lake Phelps Killifish

Y*

VH

Fundulus sp.

X

1

1

Fundulus waccamensis

Waccamaw Killifish

Y*

VH

SC

X

3

Gambusia affinis

Western Mosquitofish

X

3

2

Heterandria formosa

Least Killifish

SC

X X

1

1

Hiodon tergisus

Mooneye

M

SC

X

2

Hybopsis amblops

Bigeye Chub

X X X X

2

3

Hybopsis rubifrons

Rosyface Chub

M

T

4

4

Yellowfin Shiner

SC

Hydrophlox lutipinnis

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2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan

See Excel file for detailed habitat associations

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