Species

Wabash Pigtoe

Scientific Name: Fusconaia flava 

Classification:  State Extirpated

Waccamaw Crayfish

Scientific Name: Procambarus O. braswelli
Classification: Special Concern

Waccamaw Fatmucket

Scientific Name: Lampsilis fullerkati

Classification:  State Threatened

Photo Credit: NCWRC

Waccamaw Silverside

Scientific Name: Menidia extensa

Status:  Federally Threatened, State Threatened

Waccamaw Spike

Scientific Name: Elliptio waccamawensis

Classification:  State Threatened

Photo Credit: Michael Perkins

Walleye

Scientific Name: Stizostedion vitreum

Classification:  Game Fish

Abundance: Common in several reservoirs in the Piedmont and Mountain regions of NC

Warmouth

Scientific Name: Lepomis gulosus

Classification: Game Fish

Abundance: Common in shallow reservoirs and slow rivers in the Piedmont and Coastal region of NC.

Wavyrayed Lampmussel

Scientific Name: Lampsilis fasciola

Classification:  State Special Concern

Photo Credits: Michael Perkins

Wehrle's Salamander

Scientific Name: Plethodon wehrlei
Listed:  State Threatened.
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson 

Weller's Salamander

Scientific Name: Plethodon welleri

Listed:  State Species of Special Concern.

Photo Credit: Todd Pierson 

White Bass

Scientific Name: Morone chrysops

Classification: Game Fish

Abundance: Large reservoirs in the Mountain and Piedmont region of NC.

White Catfish

Scientific Name: Ameiurus catus
Classification:  Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common in lakes and rivers in the Piedmont and Coastal regions of NC.

White Crappie

Scientific Name: Pomoxis annularis

Classification:  Game Fish

Abundance: Common in many reservoirs found in the Piedmont of NC.

White Perch

Scientific Name: Morone americana

Classification:  Game Fish

Abundance: Common in Piedmont reservoirs, as well as the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds and their tributaries.

White River Crayfish

Scientific Name: Procambarus O. acutus
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean