Distribution of Fishes 



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Table 1. List (1991) of endangered, threatened, and special concern fishes found 

 in the mountainous portions of North Carolina (from Article 25, Chapter 1 13 of 

 General Statutes of the State of North Carolina, 1991). 



Scientific Name 



Common Name 



River System Occurrence 



ENDANGERED 



Polyodon spathula 

 Exoglossum maxillingua 

 Scartomyzon hamiltoni 

 Noturus flavus 

 Noturus gilberti 

 Percina burtoni 



Percina sclera 



THREATENED 

 Lampetra appendix 

 Cyprinella monacha 



Hybopsis rubrifrons 

 Luxilus chrysocephalus 

 Etheo stoma acuticeps 

 Percina caprodes 



Aplodinotus grunniens 

 Cottus carolinae 



Paddlefish 

 Cutlips minnow 

 Rustyside sucker 

 Stonecat 



Orangefin madtom 

 Blotchside logperch 



Dusky darter 



Amer. brook lamprey 

 Spotfin chub 



Rosyface chub 

 Striped shiner 

 Sharphead darter 

 Logperch 



Freshwater drum 

 Banded sculpin 



French Broad 



Dan 



Dan 



Nolichucky 



Dan 



French Broad 



Nolichucky 



French Broad 



French Broad 

 French Broad 

 Little Tennessee 

 Savannah 

 Nolichucky 

 Nolichucky 

 French Broad 

 New 



French Broad 

 French Broad 



SPECIAL CONCERN 



Acipenser fulvescens Lake sturgeon 



Hiodon tergisus Mooneye 



Clinostomus funduloides Rosyside dace 

 Notropis lutipinnis Yellowfin shiner 



Phenacobius teretulus 

 Carpiodes carpio 

 Scartomyzon ariommus 

 Noturus eleutherus 

 Etheostoma inscriptum 

 Etheostoma jessiae 

 Etheostoma podostemone 

 Etheostoma simoterum 



Kanawha minnow 

 River carpsucker 

 Bigeye jumprock 

 Mountain madtom 

 Turquoise darter 

 Blueside darter 

 Riverweed darter 

 Snubnose darter 



French Broad 



French Broad 



Little Tennessee 



Little Tennessee 



Savannah 



New 



French Broad 



Dan 



French Broad 



Savannah 



French Broad 



Dan 



French Broad 



