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
Freshwater Fish 2 of 5
2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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