Very High

Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Scientific Name Common Name Taxon Subtaxon Regional Responsibility RSGCN Status
Diura washingtoniana Presidential Springfly Insect:EPT Stoneflies 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Beraea fontana American Spring-loving Caddisfly Insect:EPT Caddisflies 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Beraea nigritta a caddisfly Insect:EPT Caddisflies 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Brachycentrus incanus Hoary Humpless Caddisfly Insect:EPT Caddisflies 50-75% Proposed RSGCN
Manophylax altus Mount Mitchell Caddisfly Insect:EPT Caddisflies 50-75% Proposed RSGCN
Ellipsoptera puritana Puritan Tiger Beetle Insect:Coleoptera Tiger Beetles 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Habroscelimorpha dorsalis dorsalis Eastern Beach Tiger Beetle Insect:Coleoptera Tiger Beetles 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Photuris bethaniensis Bethany Beach Firefly Insect:Coleoptera Other Beetles 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Photuris mysticalampas Mysterious Lantern Firefly Insect:Coleoptera Other Beetles 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Photuris potomaca Potomac River Firefly Insect:Coleoptera Fireflies 75-100% Proposed RSGCN
Photuris pyralomima Pyralis-mimicking Firefly Insect:Coleoptera Fireflies 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Sphyrna mokarran Great Hammerhead Fish Marine Fish 25-50% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Cynoscion regalis Weakfish Fish Marine Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic Right Whale Fish Marine Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Balaenoptera borealis Sei Whale Fish Marine Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale Fish Marine Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Balaenoptera physalus Fin Whale Fish Marine Fish <25% RSGCN
Physeter macrocephalus Sperm Whale Fish Marine Fish <25% RSGCN
Lepomis peltastes Northern Sunfish Fish Freshwater Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Ictiobus cyprinellus Bigmouth Buffalo Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Notropis chalybaeus Ironcolor Shiner Fish Freshwater Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Notropis semperasper Roughhead Shiner Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Notropis alborus Whitemouth Shiner Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner Fish Freshwater Fish 75-100% RSGCN
Etheostoma osburni Candy Darter Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Etheostoma percnurum Duskytail Darter Fish Freshwater Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Etheostoma sellare Maryland Darter Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Percina rex Roanoke Logperch Fish Freshwater Fish 75-100% RSGCN
Catostomus utawana Summer Sucker Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Crystallaria cincotta Diamond Darter Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cycleptus elongatus Blue Sucker Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Erimonax monachus Spotfin Chub Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Erimystax cahni Slender Chub Fish Freshwater Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Erimystax x-punctatus Gravel Chub Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Chrosomus sp. cf. saylori Clinch Dace Fish Freshwater Fish 75-100% Proposed RSGCN
Coregonus hoyi Bloater Fish Freshwater Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Cottus sp. 1 Bluestone Sculpin Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cottus sp. 4 Clinch Sculpin Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cottus sp. 5 Holston Sculpin Fish Freshwater Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Cottus sp. 7 Checkered Sculpin Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon Fish Diadromous Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Salmo salar Atlantic Salmon (Gulf of Maine pop.) Fish Diadromous Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cambarus nerterius Greenbrier Cave Crayfish Crustacean Crayfishes 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cambarus magerae Big Stone Crayfish Crustacean Crayfishes 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cambarus veteranus Guyandotte River Crayfish Crustacean Crayfishes 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Bird Waterbirds 50-75% RSGCN
Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis Black Rail Bird Waterbirds 25-50% RSGCN
Charadrius melodus Piping Plover (Great Lakes pop.) Bird Shorebirds <25% RSGCN
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike Bird Landbirds <25% RSGCN
Ammospiza caudacuta Saltmarsh Sparrow Bird Landbirds 50-75% RSGCN