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collected by Rohde (pers. comm.) from Jasper County, South Carolina 

 (Savannah drainage). In addition to stations listed below, three speci- 

 mens were recently collected from a canal just east of Lake Waccamaw 

 (not mapped). Stations: 2a,b,c, 21, 24, 25, 26. 



Enne acanthus chaetodon (Baird), blackbanded sunfish. This cen- 

 trarchid was collected from only six localities throughout the system, 

 where it occurs in standing, heavily vegetated waters. Aquatic pond- 

 weed, Potamogeton sp., was often present where specimens were col- 

 lected. Stations: 2a,b,c, 6, 8d, 21. 



Enne acanthus gloriosus (Holbrook), bluespotted sunfish. The 

 bluespotted sunfish is distributed throughout the entire system but was 

 collected only once from Lake Waccamaw during our survey. It occurs 

 in quiet weedy backwaters of the Waccamaw River and tributaries. Sta- 

 tions: Id, 2a,b,c, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 16, 21, 23, 24, 26, 29c, 38. 



Enneacanthus obesus (Girard), banded sunfish. Louder (1962a) 

 reported this small species from Lake Waccamaw, and we collected it 

 there once. It was collected at scattered localities throughout the system, 

 and many specimens came from the Juniper Creek area. Habitat prefer- 

 ences are similar to those of the other Enneacanthus species. Stations: 

 Id, 2a,b,c, 3, 8, 17,21,23,26,30. 



Lepomis auritis (Linnaeus), redbreast sunfish. Major populations 

 of this sunfish appear to be confined to the Waccamaw River; few spec- 

 imens were collected from Lake Waccamaw, and only two individuals 

 were taken from Big Creek. The redbreast sunfish was stocked in Lake 

 Waccamaw by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 

 (Nichols 1975). Stations: l,g,j, 2a, 7, 8a, 19, 27a, 28, 29a,b, 31, 37, 38, 

 39, 40, 42, 44, 49, 50. 



Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus), pumpkinseed. The pumpkinseed was 

 commonly collected from Lake Waccamaw and the main channel of the 

 Waccamaw River, but was clearly absent from most of the smaller trib- 

 utaries. Adult specimens were often trawled from open waters of the 

 lake. Stations: la,d,g,h,i, 2a,b,c, 3, 4, 7, 8a,d, 21, 29c, 37. 



Lepomis gulosus (Cuvier), warmouth. Although both Louder 

 (1962a) and Frey (1951) reported this species in Lake Waccamaw, we 

 took none from the lake during our survey. The species was common in 

 Big Creek, the canals around Lake Waccamaw, and many Waccamaw 

 River tributaries, where it occurs in quiet, weedy streams and river 

 backwaters. Stations: 2a,b,c, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 20, 21, 38, 40. 



Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, bluegill. Bluegills are common 

 throughout the entire Waccamaw system, including Lake Waccamaw. 

 Specimens were associated with some type of cover, usually aquatic 

 vegetation or cypress stumps. Despite its abundance, large adults were 

 rarely taken. Stations: la,b,c,e,g,h,i, 2a,b,c, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8a,b,c, 12, 14, 21, 

 24, 29a,c, 31, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44, 49, 50. 



