Species of Greatest Conservation Need By Taxon

Fish

Scientific Name Common Name RSGCN Concern Level
Acantharchus pomotis Mud Sunfish Moderate
Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon Very High
Acipenser fulvescens Lake Sturgeon High
Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic Sturgeon High
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye Thresher Shark
Alopias vulpinus Common Thresher Shark Moderate
Alosa aestivalis Blueback Herring Moderate
Alosa mediocris Hickory Shad Moderate
Alosa pseudoharengus Alewife High
Alosa sapidissima American Shad High
Ambloplites cavifrons Roanoke Bass High
Amblyraja radiata Thorny Skate Moderate
Ameiurus brunneus Snail Bullhead
Ameiurus catus White Catfish
Ameiurus melas Black Bullhead
Ameiurus natalis Yellow Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus Brown Bullhead
Amia calva Bowfin
Ammocrypta clara Western Sand Darter High
Ammocrypta pellucida Eastern Sand Darter High
Ammodytes americanus American Sand Lance
Anarhichas lupus Atlantic Wolffish
Anarhichas minor Spotted Wolffish
Anchoa mitchilli Bay Anchovy
Anguilla rostrata American Eel High
Apeltes quadracus Fourspine Stickleback
Aphredoderus sayanus Pirate Perch
Aphredoderus sayanus gibbosus Western Pirate Perch High
Aplodinotus grunniens Freshwater Drum
Balaenoptera borealis Sei Whale Very High
Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale Very High
Balaenoptera physalus Fin Whale Very High
Brevoortia tyrannus Atlantic Menhaden
Brosme brosme Cusk
Carcharhinus brachyurus Narrowtooth Shark
Carcharhinus brevipinna Spinner Shark
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky Shark
Carcharhinus isodon Finetooth Shark
Carcharhinus leucas Bull Shark
Carcharhinus limbatus Blacktip Shark
Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Carcharhinus obscurus Dusky Shark High
Carcharhinus plumbeus Sandbar Shark Moderate
Carcharhinus signatus Night Shark Moderate
Carcharius taurus Sand Tiger Shark
Carcharodon carcharias White Shark High
Carpiodes carpio River Carpsucker
Carpiodes velifer Highfin Carpsucker High
Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker Moderate
Catostomus commersonii White Sucker