TABLE 1. List of 37 freshwater fishes, within 11 families, known to occur In previously considered estuarine waters of 

 North Carolina when subjected to periodic flood water runoff. 



Common-Sclent i f ic Name 



Watershed 



Max. Prev. New Sal . 



Che Alb r.im N Np WO Ne CF Sal. Lit. High Status 



Cars - Lepisosteidae 



Longnose gar - Lepisosteus osseus 



Bow fins - Amiidae 



Bowfin - Amia calva 



Herrings - Clupeidae 



Gizzard shad - Dorosoma cepedianum 



Mudminnows - Umbridae 



Eastern mudminnow - Umbra pygmaea 



Pikes - Esoc idae 



Chain pickerel - Esox niger 



Minnows - Cyprinidae 



Carp - Cyprinus carpio 



Silvery minnow - Hybognathus nuchal is 

 Golden shiner - Notemigonus crysoleucas 

 Ironcolor shiner - Notropis chalybaeus 

 Dusky shiner - Not ropis cummingsae 

 Spottail shiner - Notropis hudsonius 

 Coastal shiner - Notropis petersoni 

 Swallowtail shiner - Notropis procne 



Suckers - Catostomidae 



Creek chubsucker - Erimyzon oblongus 

 Shorthead redhorse - Moxostoma roacrolepidotum 



Freshwater catfish - Ictaluridae 



White catfish - Ictalurus catus 

 Blue catfish - Ictalurus furcatus 

 Yellow bullhead - Ictalurus natal is 

 Brown bullhead - Ictalurus nebulosus 

 Tadpole madtom - Noturus gyrinus 

 Margined madtom - Noturus ins ignis 



Cavef ishes - Ambly ops idae 



Swamp fish - Chologaster cornuta 



Pirate Perch - Aphredoderidae 



Pirate perch - Aphredoderus sayanus 



Livebearers - Poeciliidae 



Mosqultofish - Gambusia af finis 



Sunfishes - Centrarchidae 



Flier - Centrarchus macropterus 



Banded pygmy sunfish - Elassoma zonatum 



Bluespotted sunfish - Enneacanthus gloriosus 



Redbreast sunfish - Lepomis auritus 



Pumpkinseed - Lepomis gibbosus 



Warmouth - Lepomis gulosus 



Bluegill - Lepomis macrochirus 



Largemouth bass - Micropterus salmoides 



Black crappie - Pomoxis nigromaculatus 



Perches - Percidae 



Swamp darter - Etheostoma fusiforme 

 Tessellated darter - Etheostoma olmstedi 

 Sawcheek darter - Etheostoma serri f erum 

 Yellow perch - Perca f lavescens 



c 



R 



C 



C 

 Abd 



R 

 Abd 



C 



R 



C 

 C 

 C 

 C 



= not known from watershed 



= known in watershed but not collected in disturbed portion 



X = known from disturbed portion of watershed 



Cho = Chowan River 



Alb = Albemarle Sound, includes Currituck, Croatan and Roanoke Sounds 



Pam = Pamlico River and Sound 



N = Neuse River 



Np = Newport River 



WO = White Oak River 



Ne = New River 



CF = Cape Fear River 



Max, Sal. = Maximum salinity in which specimen was captured 



Prev. Lit. = Previous literature citation of either C (Gunter) or S (Schwartz) 



* = established new high for recorded salinity observation 



C = Common 



R = Rare 



\bd = abundant , yg = young 



S = Schwartz 1964 



C ■= Gunter 1942, 1956 



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