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Fish Species in Lake Waccamaw Covers 36,170,802.5032 sq.m. and has an average width of 2.32 m and a shoreline of about 22,852.68 m. The marginal 70% of the lake bottom is composed of clear sand, whereas the central 30% is overlaid with a deposit of fibrous and pulpy peat (Ref. ). The lake is fed by four creeks: First, Second, Third, and Big Creeks. The lake outlet forms the Waccamaw River which flows southeasterly to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near Georgetown, South Carolina | |||||
| [No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=37] | |||||
| Species | Family | Habitat | Length (cm) | Trophic level | Status |
| Acantharchus pomotis | Centrarchidae | demersal | 21 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Ameiurus catus | Ictaluridae | demersal | 95 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Ameiurus natalis | Ictaluridae | demersal | 47 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Ameiurus platycephalus | Ictaluridae | demersal | 29 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Amia calva | Amiidae | demersal | 109 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Anguilla rostrata | Anguillidae | demersal | 152 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Aphredoderus sayanus | Aphredoderidae | demersal | 14 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Centrarchus macropterus | Centrarchidae | demersal | 30 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Cyprinus carpio carpio | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 147 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Dorosoma cepedianum | Clupeidae | pelagic | 64 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Elassoma zonatum | Elassomatidae | demersal | 5 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Enneacanthus gloriosus | Centrarchidae | demersal | 10 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Enneacanthus obesus | Centrarchidae | demersal | 10 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Erimyzon oblongus | Catostomidae | demersal | 36 TL | 2.8 | native |
| Erimyzon sucetta | Catostomidae | demersal | 41 TL | 2.8 | native |
| Esox americanus americanus | Esocidae | demersal | 44 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Esox niger | Esocidae | demersal | 99 TL | 4.0 | native |
| Etheostoma fusiforme | Percidae | benthopelagic | 6 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Etheostoma perlongum | Percidae | benthopelagic | 9 TL | 3.4 | endemic |
| Fundulus waccamensis | Fundulidae | benthopelagic | 10 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Gambusia affinis | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 7 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Lepisosteus osseus | Lepisosteidae | demersal | 200 TL | 4.2 | native |
| Lepomis auritus | Centrarchidae | demersal | 31 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Lepomis gibbosus | Centrarchidae | benthopelagic | 40 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Lepomis gulosus | Centrarchidae | demersal | 31 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Lepomis macrochirus | Centrarchidae | benthopelagic | 41 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Lepomis punctatus | Centrarchidae | demersal | 20 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Menidia extensa | Atherinidae | pelagic | 8 TL | 3.2 | endemic |
| Micropterus salmoides | Centrarchidae | benthopelagic | 97 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Morone americana | Moronidae | demersal | 50 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Notemigonus crysoleucas | Cyprinidae | demersal | 30 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Notropis chalybaeus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 7 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Notropis petersoni | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 9 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Noturus gyrinus | Ictaluridae | demersal | 13 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Perca flavescens | Percidae | benthopelagic | 50 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Pomoxis nigromaculatus | Centrarchidae | benthopelagic | 49 TL | 4.2 | native |
| Umbra pygmaea | Umbridae | demersal | 15 TL | 3.6 | native |
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