Paddlefish Mystery in Western North Carolina
Paddlefish, Polyodon spathula, is a unique and ancient fish species with no close relatives in North America (Figure 1). This prehistoric monster has been part of the Upper Tennessee River … Read more
Lake Sturgeon Restoration in the French Broad River, North Carolina
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
Restoration of the Spotfin Chub, a Federal and State Threatened Species
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
Biologists Continue Sicklefin Redhorse Recovery Effort in the Little Tennessee River Watershed
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
Update to the “Minnow” Species (Families Cyprinidae, Xenocyprididae, and Leuciscidae) Diversity in North Carolina
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
Update to the American Sole (Family Achiridae) Diversity in North Carolina
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
Koi, Cyprinus rubrofuscus Lacepède, in North Carolina
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
Recent Publications on the Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina
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
A Summary of the Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina
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
Anchovy (Family Engraulidae) Diversity in North Carolina
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