List of fishes of Arkansas

The state of Arkansas has a wide variety of freshwater fish species in its rivers, lakes, and streams.

Sport

Black bass

Order: Perciformes – Family: Centrarchidae

  • Native species
    • Largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides
    • Smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu
    • Spotted bass, Micropterus punctulatus

Carps

Order: Cypriniformes – Family: Cyprinidae

  • Non-native, exotic species
    • Bighead carp, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis[1]
    • Common carp, Cyprinus carpio[2]
    • Grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella[3]
    • Silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix[4]

North American catfish

Order: Siluriformes – Family: Ictaluridae

  • Native species
    • Blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus
    • Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus
    • Flathead catfish, Pylodictis olivaris

Pikes

Order: Esociformes – Family: Esocidae

Sunfishes

Order: Perciformes – Family: Centrarchidae

Temperate bass

Order: Perciformes – Family: Moronidae

Trouts

Order: Salmoniformes, Family: Salmonidae

Non-sport

Bowfin

Order: Amiiformes, Family: Amiidae

  • Native species

In Arkansas, the bowfin is typically known as grinnel.[16]

North American Catfish

Order: Siluriformes, Family: Ictaluridae

Cavefish

Order: Percopsiformes, Family: Amblyopsidae

Gars

Order: Lepisosteiformes, Family: Lepisosteidae

Minnows

Order: Cypriniformes, Family: Cyprinidae

Order: Cypriniformes, Family: Leuciscidae

Paddlefish

Order: Acipenseriformes, Family: Polyodontidae

Sturgeons

Order: Acipenseriformes, Family: Acipenseridae

The three types of sturgeon native to Arkansas are uncommon, and two of the species are listed as endangered nationwide. The lake sturgeon is near the southern end of its range in Arkansas, more commonly found in the Upper Midwest.[86] Pallid and shovelnose sturgeon live in large, turbid rivers of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, including the lower Arkansas, Mississippi, and lower White rivers downstream of impoundments.[87][88]

Eels

Order: Anguilliformes, Family: Anguillidae

Herrings

Order: Clupeiformes, Family: Clupeidae

Lampreys

Order: Petromyzontiformes, Family: Petromyzontidae

Mudminnow

Order: Esociformes, Family: Umbridae

Smelts

Order: Osmeriformes, Family: Osmeridae

Mooneyes

Order: Hiodontiformes, Family: Hiodontidae

  • Native species

See also

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