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Lake Sturgeon Restoration in the French Broad River, North Carolina

November 8, 2021 by Luke Etchison

Due to habitat degradation, barriers to migration, and pollution, Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens have likely been extirpated from North Carolina and much of the Southeast United States for over 75 … Read more

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Restoration of the Spotfin Chub, a Federal and State Threatened Species

November 1, 2021 by Luke Etchison

Spotfin Chub, Cyprinella monacha (=Erimonax monachus), is a federally Threatened species that has declined across its historical range primarily due to habitat degradation. It is a crevice spawner that requires … Read more

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Biologists Continue Sicklefin Redhorse Recovery Effort in the Little Tennessee River Watershed

October 28, 2021 by Luke Etchison

A Candidate Conservation Agreement (CCA) was finalized in 2015 for the undescribed Sicklefin Redhorse, Moxostoma sp., and was signed by primary partners: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), North Carolina … Read more

Categories Collecting Trip, Outreach Tags Moxostoma sp. "Sicklefin" Redhorse, North Carolina, Restoration, Sicklefin Redhorse Leave a comment

Update to the “Minnow” Species (Families Cyprinidae, Xenocyprididae, and Leuciscidae) Diversity in North Carolina

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 by Bryn Tracy

By the NCFishes.com Team The recognition by ichthyologists of Koi , Cyprinus rubrofuscus, as a separate species from Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio, its distribution across North Carolina, and the posting … Read more

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Update to the American Sole (Family Achiridae) Diversity in North Carolina

October 11, 2021 by Bryn Tracy

By the NCFishes.com Team On May 10, 2021, we posted a blog on the American Sole (Family Achiridae) diversity in North Carolina (https://ncfishes.com/american-sole-family-achiridae-diversity-in-north-carolina/). Since then, we re-examined all of the … Read more

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Koi, Cyprinus rubrofuscus Lacepède, in North Carolina

October 7, 2021 by Bryn Tracy

By the NCFishes.com Team Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio (Figure 1), has swum in North Carolina’s waters since 1879 (Smith 1907). A long-held belief was that ornamental Koi (Figure 2) was … Read more

Categories Fish ID, Uncategorized Tags Cyprinidae, Cyprinus rubrofuscus, Koi, Leuciscidae, Xenocyprididae Leave a comment

Recent Publications on the Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 by Bryn Tracy

By the NCFishes.com Team Two new identification keys to the freshwater fishes of North Carolina have been recently published by the North American Native Fishes Association (http://www.nanfa.org/) in their journal … Read more

Categories Fish ID, Uncategorized Tags catfishes, Catostomidae, Dichotomous Key, Ictaluridae, North Carolina, Publications, Suckers Leave a comment

A Summary of the Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina

June 7, 2021 by Bryn Tracy

By the NCFishes.com Team This is the last blog in the series focusing on the freshwater fishes of North Carolina, which was launched on June 17, 2020 (https://ncfishes.com/identification-of-north-carolina-freshwater-fishes/). In some … Read more

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Anchovy (Family Engraulidae) Diversity in North Carolina

May 31, 2021 by Bryn Tracy

By the NCFishes.com Team Engraulidae is a small family comprising six species in North Carolina (Table 1). Their common name, anchovy, is possibly from the Spanish word anchova, but the … Read more

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Needlefish (Family Belonidae) Diversity in North Carolina

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 by Bryn Tracy

By the NCFishes.com Team The waters along and off the coast are where you will find all five species within the Family Belonidae known from North Carolina (Table 1). One … Read more

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