Fish
Shawn Crouse
Species for Taxon
| Scientific Name | Common Name | RSGCN Concern | Global Rank | Federal Status | RSGCN Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo salar | Atlantic Salmon (Gulf of Maine pop.) | Very High | G5T1Q | E | RSGCN |
| Cottus sp. 1 | Bluestone Sculpin | Very High | NA | NA | RSGCN |
| Cottus sp. 4 | Clinch Sculpin | Very High | NA | NA | RSGCN |
| Cottus sp. 5 | Holston Sculpin | Very High | NA | NA | RSGCN |
| Cottus sp. 7 | Checkered Sculpin | Very High | G4Q | NA | RSGCN |
| Coregonus hoyi | Bloater | Very High | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Chrosomus sp. cf. saylori | Clinch Dace | Very High | NA | NA | Proposed RSGCN |
| Torpedo nobiliana | Atlantic Torpedo | Moderate | G5 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Esox americanus | Redfin Pickerel | Moderate | G5 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Cottus kanawhae | Kanawha Sculpin | Moderate | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Carcharias taurus | Sand Tiger | Moderate | G3G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Limanda ferruginea | Yellowtail Flounder | Moderate | G5 | NA | Proposed RSGCN |
| Hippoglossus hippoglossus | Atlantic Halibut | Moderate | G5 | NA | Proposed RSGCN |
| Kajikia albida | White Marlin | Moderate | GNR | NA | Proposed RSGCN |
| Etheostoma meadiae | Bluespar Darter | Moderate | G4 | NA | Proposed Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Chrosomus cumberlandensis | Blackside Dace | High | G2 | T | Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA] |
| Etheostoma denoncourti | Golden Darter | High | G2 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Osmerus mordax | Rainbow Smelt (native pop.) | High | G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Aphredoderus sayanus sayanus | Eastern Pirate Perch | High | G5T5 | NA | Proposed RSGCN |
| Percopsis omiscomaycus | Trout-perch | High | G5 | NA | Proposed Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps | Golden Tilefish | High | GNR | NA | Proposed Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Phocoena phocoena | Harbor Porpoise | Moderate | G4G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Physeter macrocephalus | Sperm Whale | Very High | G3G4 | E | RSGCN |
| Megaptera novaeangliae | Humpback Whale | High | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Balaenoptera musculus | Blue Whale | Very High | G3G4 | E | RSGCN |
| Balaenoptera physalus | Fin Whale | Very High | G3G4 | E | RSGCN |
| Eubalaena glacialis | North Atlantic Right Whale | Very High | G1 | E | RSGCN |
| Balaenoptera borealis | Sei Whale | Very High | G5? | E | RSGCN |
| Erimyzon sucetta | Lake Chubsucker | High | G5 | NA | Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA] |
| Erimystax cahni | Slender Chub | Very High | G1 | T,XN | RSGCN |
| Erimystax x-punctatus | Gravel Chub | Very High | G4 | NA | Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA] |
| Alosa aestivalis | Blueback Herring | Moderate | G3G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Cottus girardi | Potomac Sculpin | Moderate | G4 | NA | Proposed Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Alosa mediocris | Hickory Shad | Moderate | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Dasyatis centroura | Roughtail Stingray | Moderate | GNR | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Enneacanthus obesus | Banded Sunfish | Moderate | G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Cottus baileyi | Black Sculpin | High | G4Q | NA | RSGCN |
| Dipturus laevis | Barndoor Skate | High | G4G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Enneacanthus chaetodon | Blackbanded Sunfish | High | G3G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Alosa pseudoharengus | Alewife | High | G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Crystallaria cincotta | Diamond Darter | Very High | G1 | E | RSGCN |
| Cycleptus elongatus | Blue Sucker | Very High | G3G4 | NA | Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA] |
| Cynoscion regalis | Weakfish | Very High | GNR | NA | RSGCN |
| Erimonax monachus | Spotfin Chub | Very High | G2 | T,XN | Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA] |
| Carcharhinus plumbeus | Sandbar Shark | Moderate | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Carcharhinus signatus | Night Shark | Moderate | G3 | NA | RSGCN |
| Catostomus catostomus | Longnose Sucker | Moderate | G5 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Centropristis striata | Black Sea Bass | Moderate | GNR | NA | RSGCN |
| Clinostomus elongatus | Redside Dace | Moderate | G3G4 | NA | Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA] |
| Alopias vulpinus | Common Thresher Shark | Moderate | GNR | NA | RSGCN |
| Carcharhinus obscurus | Dusky Shark | High | G3 | NA | RSGCN |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus | Atlantic Sturgeon | High | G3 | NA | RSGCN |
| Carcharodon carcharias | White Shark | High | G2 | NA | RSGCN |
| Carpiodes velifer | Highfin Carpsucker | High | G4G5 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Cetorhinus maximus | Basking Shark | High | G2G3 | NA | RSGCN |
| Clupea harengus | Atlantic Herring | High | GNR | NA | RSGCN |
| Catostomus utawana | Summer Sucker | Very High | G2G3 | NA | RSGCN |
| Sphyrna zygaena | Smooth Hammerhead | Moderate | G3G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Tautoga onitis | Tautog | Moderate | GNR | NA | RSGCN |
| Acipenser fulvescens | Lake Sturgeon | High | G3G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Thoburnia hamiltoni | Rustyside Sucker | High | G3 | NA | RSGCN |
| Thunnus thynnus | Bluefin Tuna | High | GNR | NA | RSGCN |
| Sphyrna mokarran | Great Hammerhead | Very High | G3G4 | NA | Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA] |
| Pomatomus saltatrix | Bluefish | Moderate | G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Sander canadensis | Sauger | Moderate | G5 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Phenacobius teretulus | Kanawha Minnow | High | G3G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Aphredoderus sayanus gibbosus | Western Pirate Perch | High | G5T5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Prosopium cylindraceum | Round Whitefish | High | G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Pseudopleuronectes americanus | Winter Flounder | High | G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Rhincodon typus | Whale Shark | High | G4G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Salvelinus alpinus oquassa | Landlocked Arctic Char | High | G5T3T4Q | NA | RSGCN |
| Percina copelandi | Channel Darter | Moderate | G4 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Percina peltata | Shield Darter | Moderate | G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Anguilla rostrata | American Eel | High | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Percina bimaculata | Chesapeake Logperch | High | G1G2 | NA | RSGCN |
| Percina burtoni | Blotchside Logperch | High | G2G3 | NA | Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA] |
| Percina gymnocephala | Appalachia Darter | High | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Percina macrocephala | Longhead Darter | High | G3 | NA | RSGCN |
| Percina notogramma | Stripeback Darter | High | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Percina rex | Roanoke Logperch | Very High | G1G2 | E | RSGCN |
| Microgadus tomcod | Atlantic Tomcod | Moderate | G5 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Amblyraja radiata | Thorny Skate | Moderate | GNR | NA | RSGCN |
| Etheostoma variatum | Variegate Darter | Moderate | G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Etheostoma vitreum | Glassy Darter | Moderate | G4G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Exoglossum laurae | Tonguetied Minnow | Moderate | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Fundulus luciae | Spotfin Killifish | Moderate | G4 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Gadus morhua | Atlantic Cod | High | G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Etheostoma osburni | Candy Darter | Very High | G3 | E | RSGCN |
| Etheostoma percnurum | Duskytail Darter | Very High | G1 | NA | RSGCN |
| Etheostoma sellare | Maryland Darter | Very High | GH | E | RSGCN |
| Notropis ariommus | Popeye Shiner | High | G3 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Notropis alborus | Whitemouth Shiner | Very High | G4 | NA | Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA] |
| Notropis bifrenatus | Bridle Shiner | Very High | G3 | NA | RSGCN |
| Notropis heterodon | Blackchin Shiner | High | G5 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Notropis heterolepis | Blacknose Shiner | High | G5 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Notropis scabriceps | New River Shiner | High | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Noturus flavipinnis | Yellowfin Madtom | High | G1 | T,XN | RSGCN |
| Noturus gilberti | Orangefin Madtom | High | G2 | NA | RSGCN |
| Notropis chalybaeus | Ironcolor Shiner | Very High | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Notropis semperasper | Roughhead Shiner | Very High | G2G3 | NA | RSGCN |
| Ammocrypta pellucida | Eastern Sand Darter | High | G4 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Margariscus margarita | Allegheny Pearl Dace | Moderate | G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Morone saxatilis | Striped Bass | Moderate | G5 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Malacoraja senta | Smooth Skate | High | GNR | NA | RSGCN |
| Ammocrypta clara | Western Sand Darter | High | G3 | NA | Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA] |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Shortnose Sturgeon | Very High | G3 | E | RSGCN |
| Isurus oxyrinchus | Shortfin Mako | Moderate | GNR | NA | RSGCN |
| Lamna nasus | Porbeagle | Moderate | GNR | NA | RSGCN |
| Ichthyomyzon bdellium | Ohio Lamprey | High | G3G4 | NA | Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA] |
| Ichthyomyzon fossor | Northern Brook Lamprey | High | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Ichthyomyzon greeleyi | Mountain Brook Lamprey | High | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Isurus paucus | Longfin Mako | High | G2G3 | NA | RSGCN |
| Ictiobus cyprinellus | Bigmouth Buffalo | Very High | G5 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Etheostoma fusiforme | Swamp Darter | Moderate | G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Etheostoma kanawhae | Kanawha Darter | Moderate | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Etheostoma longimanum | Longfin Darter | Moderate | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Ambloplites cavifrons | Roanoke Bass | High | G3 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Etheostoma jessiae | Blueside Darter | High | G4 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Etheostoma maculatum | Spotted Darter | High | G2G3 | NA | RSGCN |
| Acantharchus pomotis | Mud Sunfish | Moderate | G4G5 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Alosa sapidissima | American Shad | High | G5 | NA | RSGCN |
| Etheostoma chlorobranchium | Greenfin Darter | High | G4 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Etheostoma cinereum | Ashy Darter | High | G2G3 | NA | Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA] |
| Lota lota | Burbot | Moderate | G5 | NA | Watchlist [Assessment Priority] |
| Lethenteron appendix | American Brook Lamprey | High | G4 | NA | RSGCN |
| Leucoraja ocellata | Winter Skate | High | GNR | NA | RSGCN |
| Lepomis peltastes | Northern Sunfish | Very High | G5 | NA | RSGCN |