Statistics for Fish Species of North Carolina

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Scientific Name	Species	% Correct
Micropterus salmoides	Largemouth Bass	100%
Micropterus dolomieu	Smallmouth Bass	100%
Morone saxatilis	Striped Bass	80%
Morone chryops	White Bass	80%
Acipenser oxyrinchus	Atlantic Sturgeon	60%
Etheostoma zonale	Banded Darter	60%
Pomoxis nigromaculatus	Black Crappie	60%
Ictalurus furcatus	Blue Catfish	60%
Lepomis macrochirus	Bluegill	60%
Salvelinus fontinalis	Brook Trout	60%
Ictalurus punctatus	Channel Catfish	60%
Pylodictis olivaris	Flathead Catfish	60%
Lepomis cyanellus	Green Sunfish	60%
Lepisosteus osseus	Longnose Gar	60%
Acantharchus pomotis	Mud Sunfish	60%
Esox masquinongy	Muskellunge	60%
Polyodon spathula	Paddlefish	60%
Lepomis gibbosus	Pumpkinseed	60%
Lepomis auritus	Redbreast Sunfish	60%
Lepomis microlophus	Redear Sunfish	60%
Ambloplites rupestris	Rock Bass	60%
Micropterus punctulatus	Spotted Bass	60%
Lepomis punctatus	Spotted Sunfish	60%
Sander vitreus	Walleye	60%
Pomoxis annularis	White Crappie	60%
Morone americana	White Perch	60%
Perca flavescens	Yellow Perch	60%
Anguilla rostrata	American Eel	40%
Alosa sapidissima	American Shad	40%
Fundulus diaphanus	Banded Killifish	40%
Ictiobus niger	Black Buffalo	40%
Ameiurus melas	Black Bullhead	40%
Enneacanthus gloriosus	Bluespotted Sunfish	40%
Amia calva	Bowfin	40%
Labidesthes sicculus	Brook Silverside	40%
Ameiurus nebulosus	Brown Bullhead	40%
Esox niger	Chain Pickerel	40%
Ichthyomyzon castaneus	Chestnut Lamprey	40%
Semotilus atromaculatus	Creek Chub	40%
Lepomis marginatus	Dollar Sunfish	40%
Gambusia holbrooki	Eastern Mosquitofish	40%
Umbra pygmaea	Eastern Mudminnow	40%
Dorosoma cepedianum	Gizzard Shad	40%
Notemigonus crysoleucas	Golden Shiner	40%
Labidesthes vanhyningi	Golden Silverside	40%
Menidia beryllina	Inland Silverside	40%
Erimyzon sucetta	Lake Chubsucker	40%
Acipenser fulvescens	Lake Sturgeon	40%
Noturus insignis	Margined Madtom	40%
Fundulus heteroclitus	Mummichog	40%
Carpiodes cyprinus	Quillback	40%
Esox americanus	Redfin Pickerel	40%
Moxostoma carinatum	River Redhorse	40%
Percina roanoka	Roanoke Darter	40%
Cyprinella analostana	Satinfin Shiner	40%
Sander canadensis	Sauger	40%
Petromyzon marinus	Sea Lamprey	40%
Cyprinodon variegatus	Sheepshead Minnow	40%
Acipenser brevirostrum	Shortnose Sturgeon	40%
Ictiobus bubalus	Smallmouth Buffalo	40%
Cyprinella spiloptera	Spotfin Shiner	40%
Notropis hudsonius	Spottail Shiner	40%
Notropis procne	Swallowtail Shiner	40%
Noturus gyrinus	Tadpole Madtom	40%
Etheostoma olmstedi	Tessellated Darter	40%
Dorosoma petenense	Threadfin Shad	40%
Lepomis gulosus	Warmouth	40%
Ameiurus catus	White Catfish	40%
Luxilus albeolus	White Shiner	40%
Catostomus commersonii	White Sucker	40%
Ameiurus natalis	Yellow Bullhead	40%
Alosa pseudoharengus	Alewife	20%
Carpiodes spp.	Atlantic Highfin Carpsucker	20%
Stronglyura marina	Atlantic Needlefish	20%
Moxostoma spp.	Atlantic Shorthead Redhorse	20%
Elassoma zonatum	Banded Pygmy Sunfish	20%
Cottus carolinae	Banded Sculpin	20%
Enneacanthus obesus	Banded Sunfish	20%
Micropterus spp.	Bartram's Bass	20%
Anchoa mitchilli	Bay Anchovy	20%
Hybopsis amblops	Bigeye Chub	20%
Moxostoma ariommum	Bigeye Jumprock	20%
Nocomis platyrhynchus	Bigmouth Chub	20%
Enneacanthus chaetodon	Blackbanded Sunfish	20%
Moxostoma cervinum	Blacktip Jumprock	20%
Erimystax insignis	Blotched Chub	20%
Percina burtoni	Blotchside Logperch	20%
Alosa aestivalis	Blueback Herring	20%
Etheostoma camurum	Bluebreast Darter	20%
Nocomis leptocephalus	Bluehead Chub	20%
Cottus caeruleomentum	Blue Ridge Sculpin	20%
Etheostoma jessiae	Blueside Darter	20%
Pimephales notatus	Bluntnose Minnow	20%
Moxostoma spp.	Brassy Jumprock	20%
Notropis bifrenatus	Bridle Shiner	20%
Noturus spp.	Broadtail Madtom	20%
Nocomis raneyi	Bull Chub	20%
Etheostoma osburni	Candy Darter	20%
Notropis mekistocholas	Cape Fear Shiner	20%
Etheostoma collis	Carolina Darter	20%
Noturus furiosus	Carolina Madtom	20%
Elassoma boehlki	Carolina Pygmy Sunfish	20%
Moxostoma spp.	Carolina Redhorse	20%
Campostoma anomalum	Central Stoneroller	20%
Percina nevisense	Chainback Darter	20%
Notropis petersoni	Coastal Shiner	20%
Notropis amoenus	Comely Shiner	20%
Erimyzon oblongus	Creek Chubsucker	20%
Luxilus cerasinus	Crescent Shiner	20%
Exoglossum maxilingua	Cutlip Minnow	20%
Notropis cummingsae	Dusky Shiner	20%
Rhinichthys atratulus	Eastern Blacknose Dace	20%
Hybognathus regius	Eastern Silvery Minnow	20%
Notropis atherinoides	Emerald Shiner	20%
Elassoma evergladei	Everglades Pygmy Sunfish	20%
Etheostoma flabellare	Fantail Darter	20%
Pimephales promelas	Fathead Minnow	20%
Phenacobius crassilabrum	Fatlips Minnow	20%
Dormitator maculatus	Fat Sleeper	20%
Cyprinella pyrrhomelas	Fieryblack Shiner	20%
Ameiurus platycephalus	Flat Bullhead	20%
Centrarchus macropterus	Flier	20%
Apeltes quadracus	Fourspine Stickleback	20%
Aplodinotus grunniens	Freshwater Drum	20%
Percina evides	Gilt Darter	20%
Etheostoma vitreum	Glassy Darter	20%
Moxostoma erythrurum	Golden Redhorse	20%
Fundulus chrysotus	Golden Topminnow	20%
Etheostoma chlorobranchium	Greenfin Darter	20%
Cyprinella chloristia	Greenfin Shiner	20%
Notropis chlorocephalus	Greenhead Shiner	20%
Etheostoma blennioides	Greenside Darter	20%
Alosa mediocris	Hickory Shad	20%
Hybopsis hysinotus	Highback Chub	20%
Carpiodes velifer	Highfin Carpsucker	20%
Notropis altipinnis	Highfin Shiner	20%
Notropis micropteryx	Highland Shiner	20%
Clinostomus spp.	Hiwassee Dace	20%
Trinectes maculatus	Hogchoker	20%
Notropis chalybaeus	Ironcolor Shiner	20%
Etheostoma kanawhae	Kanawha Darter	20%
Notropis spp.	Kanawha Rosyface Shiner	20%
Cottus kanawhae	Kanawha Sculpin	20%
Fundulus spp.	Lake Phelps Killifish	20%
Eleotris amblyopsis	Largescaled Spinycheek Sleeper	20%
Campostoma oligolepis	Largescale Stoneroller	20%
Lampetra aepyptera	Least Brook Lamprey	20%
Heterandria formosa	Least Killifish	20%
Fundulus lineolatus	Lined Topminnow	20%
Percina caprodes	Logperch	20%
Rhinichthys cataractae	Longnose Dace	20%
Fundulus confluentus	Marsh Killifish	20%
Notropis volucellus	Mimic Shiner	20%
Notropis spectrunculus	Mirror Shiner	20%
Hiodon tergisus	Mooneye	20%
Cottus bairdii	Mottled Sculpin	20%
Ichthyomyzon greeleyi	Mountain Brook Lamprey	20%
Noturus eleutherus	Mountain Madtom	20%
Agonostomus monticola	Mountain Mullet	20%
Chrosomus oreas	Mountain Redbelly Dace	20%
Hypentelium nigricans	Northern Hogsucker	20%
Moxostoma collapsum	Notchlip Redhorse	20%
Ichthyomyzon bdellium	Ohio Lamprey	20%
Microphis brachyurus	Opossum Pipefish	20%
Noturus gilberti	Orangefin Madtom	20%
Percina crassa	Piedmont Darter	20%
Notropis spp.	Piedmont Shiner	20%
Etheostoma mariae	Pinewoods Darter	20%
Lythrurus matutinus	Pinewoods Shiner	20%
Aphredoderus sayanus	Pirate Perch	20%
Etheostoma rufilineatum	Redline Darter	20%
Notropis chiliticus	Redlip Shiner	20%
Carpiodes carpio	River Carpsucker	20%
Nocomis micropogon	River Chub	20%
Awaous banana	River Goby	20%
Etheostoma podostemone	Riverweed Darter	20%
Ambloplites cavifrons	Roanoke Bass	20%
Hypentelium roanokense	Roanoke Hogsucker	20%
Moxostoma robustum	Robust Redhorse	20%
Lythrurus ardens	Rosefin Shiner	20%
Hybopsis rubifrons	Rosyface Chub	20%
Notropis rubellus	Rosyface Shiner	20%
Clinostomus funduloides	Rosyside Dace	20%
Thoburnia hamiltoni	Rustyside Sucker	20%
Notropis rubricroceus	Saffron Shiner	20%
Poecilia latipinna	Sailfin Molly	20%
Notropis scepticus	Sandbar Shiner	20%
Semotilus lumbee	Sandhills Chub	20%
Cyprinella zanema	Santee Chub	20%
Etheostoma serrifer	Sawcheek Darter	20%
Etheostoma thalassinum	Seagreen Darter	20%
Percina oxyrhynchus	Sharpnose Darter	20%
Percina williamsi	Sickle Darter	20%
Moxostoma spp.	Sicklefin Redhorse	20%
Notropis photogenis	Silver Shiner	20%
Alosa chrysochloris	Skipjack Herring	20%
Clinostomus spp.	Smoky Dace	20%
Ameiurus brunneus	Snail Bullhead	20%
Etheostoma simoterum	Snubnose Darter	20%
Fundulus rathbuni	Speckled Killifish	20%
Erimonax monachus	Spotfin Chub	20%
Fundulus luciae	Spotfin Killifish	20%
Minytrema melanops	Spotted Sucker	20%
Phenacobius uranops	Stargazing Minnow	20%
Moxostoma rupiscartes	Striped Jumprock	20%
Fundulus majalis	Striped Killifish	20%
Mugil cephalus	Striped Mullet	20%
Luxilus chrysocephalus	Striped Shiner	20%
Etheostoma kennicotti	Stripetail Darter	20%
Etheostoma fusiforme	Swamp Darter	20%
Chologaster cornuta	Swampfish	20%
Etheostoma swannanoa	Swannanoa Darter	20%
Notropis maculatus	Taillight Shiner	20%
Percina aurantiaca	Tangerine Darter	20%
Notropis telescopus	Telescope Shiner	20%
Chrosomus tennesseensis	Tennessee Dace	20%
Notropis leuciodus	Tennessee Shiner	20%
Cyprinella labrosa	Thicklip Chub	20%
Cyprinella spp.	Thinlip Chub	20%
Exoglossum laurae	Tonguetied Minnow	20%
Etheostoma gutselli	Tuckasegee Darter	20%
Moxostoma pappillosum	V-Lip Redhorse	20%
Fundulus waccamensis	Waccamaw Killifish	20%
Luxilus coccogenis	Warpaint Shiner	20%
Rhinichthys obtusus	Western Blacknose Dace	20%
Gambusia affinis	Western Mosquitofish	20%
Percina westfalli	Westfalls Darter	20%
Cyprinella nivea	Whitefin Shiner	20%
Notropis alborus	Whitemouth Shiner	20%
Mugil curema	White Mullet	20%
Cyprinella galactura	Whitetail Shiner	20%
Etheostoma vulneratum	Wounded Darter	20%
Notropis lutipinnis	Yellowfin Shiner	20%
Lethenteron appendix	American Brook Lamprey	0%
Percina gymnocephala	Appalachia Darter	0%
Moxostoma duquesnii	Black Redhorse	0%
Carpiodes spp.	Carolina Carpsucker	0%
Etheostoma brevispinum	Carolina Fantail Darter	0%
Etheostoma hopkinsi	Christmas Darter	0%
Phenacobius teretulus	Kanawha Minnow	0%
Notropis scabriceps	New River Shiner	0%
Percina squamata	Olive Darter	0%
Lucania parva	Rainwater Killifish	0%
Percina rex	Roanoke Logperch	0%
Etheostoma acuticeps	Sharphead Darter	0%
Moxostoma anisurum	Silver Redhorse	0%
Moxostoma breviceps	Smallmouth Redhorse	0%
Noturus flavus	Stonecat	0%
Erimystax dissimilis	Streamlined Chub	0%
Etheostoma inscriptum	Turquoise Darter	0%
Etheostoma perlongum	Waccamaw Darter	0%
Menidia extensa	Waccamaw Silverside	0%