To report sightings, contact: Natural Resources Coordinator 980-314-1119 www.parkandrec.com FISH CHECKLIST Mecklenburg County, NC: 72 species Tolerance (Listed 1st) ☐ Smallmouth Bass Esocidae: Pike I: Intolerant, M: Intermediate, T: Tolerant (Micropterus dolomieu) I, F ☐ Redfin Pickeral (Esox americanus) M, F 5 Trophic Guild (Listed 2nd) I: Insectivore, F: ☐ White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis) I, F Fundulidae: Killifishes Piscivore, O: Omnivore, P: Planktivore, H: Herbivore ☐ Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) I, F ☐ Speckled Killifish (Fundulus rathbuni) M, I Ictaluridae: Catfish Aphredoderidae: Pirate Perch Clupeidae: Shad ☐ Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) I, P ☐ Snail Bullhead (Ameiurus brunneus) M, I ☐ Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus sayanus) I, I ☐ White Catfish (Ameiurus catus) T, O ☐ Threadfin Shad5 (Dorosoma petenense) I, P Amiidae: Bowfin ☐ Black Bullhead5 (Ameiurus melas) T, I ☐ Bowfin (Amia calva) T, F Cyprinidae: Carp and Minnows ☐ Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) T, O ☐ Goldfish5 (Carassius auratus) T, O ☐ Brown Bullhead Anguillidae: Eels ☐ Rosyside Dace (Ameiurus nebulosus) T, O 1 ☐ American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) T, F (Clinostomus funduloides) I, I ☐ Flat Bullhead (Ameiurus platycaphalus) T, I 5 5 Catostomidae: Sunfish ☐ Grass Carp ☐ Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) M, F ☐ Channel Catfish ☐ Quillback2 (Carpiodes cyprinus) I, O (Ctenopharyngodon idella) I, H ☐ Satinfin Shiner (Cyprinella analostana) I, I (Ictalurus punctatus) M, O ☐ Atlantic Highfin Carpsucker1, 4 ☐ Greenfin Shiner (Cyprinella chloristia) I, I ☐ Margined Madtom (Noturus insignis) M, I (Carpiodes sp. cf. velifer) I, I ☐ Whitefin Shiner (Cyprinella nivea) I, I ☐ Flathead Catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) M, F ☐ White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) ☐ Fieryblack Shiner T, O Lepisosteidae: Gar (Cyprinella pyrrhomelas) I, I ☐ Eastern Creek Chubsucker 3 ☐ Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus) T, F (Erimyzon oblongus) I, O ☐ Santee Chub (Cyprinella zanema) M, I ☐ Common Carp5 (Cyprinus carpio) T, O Moronidae: Temperate Basses ☐ Smallmouth Buffalo2 (Ictiobus bubalus) I, I ☐ Silvery Minnow ☐ White Bass5 (Morone chrysops) M, F ☐ Bigmouth Buffalo5 (Ictiobus cyprinellus) I, I (Hybognathus regius) M, H ☐ Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) M, F ☐ Silver Redhorse ☐ Highback Chub (Hybopsis hypsinotus) I, I (Moxostoma anisurum) I, I Percidae: Perch ☐ Bluehead Chub ☐ Shorthead Redhorse 1, 4 (Nocomis leptocephalus) M, O ☐ Carolina Darter (Etheostoma collis) M, I (Moxostoma macrolepidotum) I, I 3 ☐ Golden Shiner ☐ Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare) M, I ☐ V-lip Redhorse (Notemigonus crysoleucas) M, O ☐ Swamp Darter (Etheostoma fusiforme) M, I (Moxostoma pappillosum) I, I ☐ Whitemouth Shiner ☐ Tessellated Darter ☐ Brassy Jumprock6 (Moxostoma sp. 4) I, I (Notropis alborus) M, I (Etheostoma olmstedi) M, I ☐ Striped Jumprock ☐ Highfin Shiner (Notropis altipinnis) M, I ☐ Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) M, F (Moxostoma rupiscartes) I, I ☐ Redlip Shiner (Notropis chiliticus) M, I ☐ Piedmont Darter (Percina crassa) I, I ☐ Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus) T, I ☐ Greenhead Shiner ☐ Green Sunfish5 (Lepomis cyanellus) T, I Poeciliidae: Guppies, Mollies, (Notropis chlorocephalus) M, I ☐ Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) I, I Gambusia ☐ Dusky Shiner (Notropis cummingsae) M, I ☐ Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) I, I ☐ Eastern Mosquitofish ☐ Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) I, O ☐ Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) I, I (Gambusia holbrooki affinis) T, I ☐ Coastal Shiner (Notropis petersoni) M, I ☐ Redear Sunfish5 ☐ Swallowtail Shiner (Notropis procne) M, I Umbridae: Mudminnows (Lepomis microlophus) I, I ☐ Sandbar Shiner (Notropis scepticus) M, I ☐ Eastern Mudminnow ☐ Largemouth Bass ☐ Creek Chub (Unbra pygmaea) M, I (Micropterus salmoides) I, F (Semotilus atromaculatus) M, O (Common Sport Species are bold) 1U.S. Federal Species of Concern, 2NC Significantly Rare, 3NC Watch List, 4NC Species of Special Concern, 5Not native, 6Undescribed species/taxon. Note: There is an April 19, 2009, record for Blotched Snakehead (Channa maculata). It is an exotic species from Asia. Taxonomic nomenclature follows: Checklist of Freshwater Fishes of North America. Native Fishes Association. 2017. Checklist Publication Series: No. 05 © 2018 Mecklenburg County — All Rights Reserved. Photo: Redbreast Sunfish © Erin Hall..