Fishes of North Carolina 
177 
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do not occur in noteworthy numbers further south (such as 
the white perch and striped bass).” 
There have thus far been described from North Carolina 
waters 345 different species of fish; one species of lancelet; 
and one of lamprey. This number includes several species 
that have been introduced into the waters of North Carolina 
but which have become more or less established. Of these, 
209 are marine or brackish water species; 125 are fresh water 
species; and 11 are anadromous or catadromous species. 
Of this number, 29 species of fish were first described from 
North Carolina waters, of which 18 have as yet been found 
in no other State. These species are given in the following 
table together with the name of the species as described in 
the volume, name under which it was first described, the 
common name, type, locality, and the person by whom named 
and the date when the species was established. Those 
species marked by an asterisk have not been found as yet in 
any other State. 
Under the heading of Systematic Catalogue of North Car- 
olina fishes there is given a full list of all the species of 
fishes known to inhabit the fresh or salt waters of North Car- 
olina and under each species there is given its technical name 
and original describer, its popular names, a brief synonomy, 
a diagnostic description and then a general account of their 
distribution, abundance, size, habits, food value, economic 
importance, etc., which have special reference to North Car- 
olina. As an aid to the diagnostic description, a figure is 
given which shows the parts referred to and the names which 
designate them (Fig. 1) 
Of the three great classes into which fishes and fish-like 
animals are divided, only the third is important in connection 
with the fishes of North Carolina, as the first two classes 
contain only one representative each. These classes are as 
follows: 
