Distribution and Status of Selected Fishes in North Carolina, 

 With a New State Record 



Fred C. Rohde 



North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries 



127 Cardinal Drive Extension 



Wilmington, North Carolina 28405-3845 



Mary L. Moser 

 Center for Marine Science Research 



7205 Wrightsville Avenue 

 Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 



and 



Rudolf G. Arndt 



Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 



The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey 



Pomona, New Jersey 08240 



ABSTRACT - We made status surveys of 22 state-listed fishes in the 

 French Broad River, Nolichucky River, and Dan River systems from 

 1991-1995 from 105 collections at 99 sites made by us, augmented by 

 data from 146 collections made by others, personal communications, 

 and the literature. We believe state-listed endangered Polyodon spathu- 

 la and Percina sclera have been extirpated from the state whereas 

 Exoglossum maxillingua, Thoburnia hamiltoni, Noturus flavus, N. 

 gilberti, and Percina burtoni are either secure or rare. All six threatened 

 species surveyed were collected. Of these, Lampetra appendix, 

 Cyprinella monacha, Cottus carolinae, and Aplodinotus grunniens 

 probably warrant being elevated to state-endangered status, whereas 

 Luxilus chrysocephalus and Percina caprodes appear to be secure. 

 Nine species of special concern were surveyed. Noturus eleutherus and 

 Etheostoma simoterum are presumed to be extirpated from the state and 

 Acipenser fulvescens, Hiodon tergisus, and Carpiodes carpio, if not 

 extirpated, probably do not now have reproducing populations in North 

 Carolina. Etheostoma vulneratum is restricted to the Little Tennessee 

 River system and Percina squamata occurs in low numbers in the 

 French Broad, Hiawassee, Little Tennessee, and Nolichucky river sys- 

 tems. Both warrant consideration for elevation to threatened status. 



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