Freshwater Fish Species in Lake Waccamaw [North Carolina, United States]

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Fish Species in Lake Waccamaw Covers 36,170,802.5032 sq.m. and has an average width of 2.32 m and a shoreline of about 22,852.68 m. The marginal 70% of the lake bottom is composed of clear sand, whereas the central 30% is overlaid with a deposit of fibrous and pulpy peat (Ref. ). The lake is fed by four creeks: First, Second, Third, and Big Creeks. The lake outlet forms the Waccamaw River which flows southeasterly to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near Georgetown, South Carolina
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=37]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Acantharchus pomotis

Centrarchidae

demersal

21 TL

3.0

native

Ameiurus catus

Ictaluridae

demersal

95 TL

3.8

native

Ameiurus natalis

Ictaluridae

demersal

47 TL

3.3

native

Ameiurus platycephalus

Ictaluridae

demersal

29 TL

3.4

native

Amia calva

Amiidae

demersal

109 TL

3.8

native

Anguilla rostrata

Anguillidae

demersal

152 TL

3.7

native

Aphredoderus sayanus

Aphredoderidae

demersal

14 TL

3.4

native

Centrarchus macropterus

Centrarchidae

demersal

30 TL

3.7

native

Cyprinus carpio carpio

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

147 TL

3.0

native

Dorosoma cepedianum

Clupeidae

pelagic

64 TL

2.0

native

Elassoma zonatum

Elassomatidae

demersal

5 TL

3.0

native

Enneacanthus gloriosus

Centrarchidae

demersal

10 TL

3.0

native

Enneacanthus obesus

Centrarchidae

demersal

10 TL

3.0

native

Erimyzon oblongus

Catostomidae

demersal

36 TL

2.8

native

Erimyzon sucetta

Catostomidae

demersal

41 TL

2.8

native

Esox americanus americanus

Esocidae

demersal

44 TL

3.4

native

Esox niger

Esocidae

demersal

99 TL

4.0

native

Etheostoma fusiforme

Percidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.2

native

Etheostoma perlongum

Percidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.4

endemic

Fundulus waccamensis

Fundulidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

endemic

Gambusia affinis

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.2

native

Lepisosteus osseus

Lepisosteidae

demersal

200 TL

4.2

native

Lepomis auritus

Centrarchidae

demersal

31 TL

3.1

native

Lepomis gibbosus

Centrarchidae

benthopelagic

40 TL

3.1

native

Lepomis gulosus

Centrarchidae

demersal

31 TL

3.7

native

Lepomis macrochirus

Centrarchidae

benthopelagic

41 TL

3.3

native

Lepomis punctatus

Centrarchidae

demersal

20 TL

3.0

native

Menidia extensa

Atherinidae

pelagic

8 TL

3.2

endemic

Micropterus salmoides

Centrarchidae

benthopelagic

97 TL

3.8

native

Morone americana

Moronidae

demersal

50 TL

3.0

native

Notemigonus crysoleucas

Cyprinidae

demersal

30 TL

3.0

native

Notropis chalybaeus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.0

native

Notropis petersoni

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

native

Noturus gyrinus

Ictaluridae

demersal

13 TL

3.2

native

Perca flavescens

Percidae

benthopelagic

50 TL

3.7

native

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Centrarchidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

4.2

native

Umbra pygmaea

Umbridae

demersal

15 TL

3.6

native

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Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 20.09.02.