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North Carolina Mussel Atlas <br />7 <br />:4 <br />hup://www.ncwildlife.or~pg07 WildlzfeSpeoiesCan/pg7blal 20.h(tm <br />\. <br />{Fishing and L. Fshing' creek subbasins}; Halifax Co. {L. Fishing Cr <br />Subbasin). Roanoke River Basin; Person Co. (Mayo Cr. Subbasin) <br />Caswell Co.' (Country Line Creek Siabbasin), Granville Co. (Aarons <br />Cr. Subbasin). NOTE: All headwater areas that flow•into these <br />occupied habitats should receive special management. • <br />Habitat-Areferences. <br />This species has been taken from silt; .sand, gravel, and mixed <br />substrates. Throughout ifs range it has been found~from headwater <br />streams to large rivers and lakes to a depth of 4 meters (Gordon~and <br />Layzer 1989). <br />This species is~a tong termbrooder with gravid females being found <br />throughout the year.(Gordon and Layzer 1989). Hermaphroditic <br />creepers have occasionally been found (van der Schaiie.1970). Ellis <br />and.ifeim {'1998) jdentified~the green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) as <br />one fish host, and. Baker {1928) identified the creek chub (Semotilus <br />afrorriaculafus) and the largemouth bass {IvTicropterus salmoides) as <br />other fish hosts. <br />. ..Return to Top of Page <br />Return.to Species List <br />Return to Mussel Atlas home page <br />C <br />C <br />