List of fishes of Arkansas

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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

North American Catfish[]

Order: Siluriformes Family: Ictaluridae

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
    • Bowfin, Amia calva[15]

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

Gars[]

Order: Lepisosteiformes, Family: Lepisosteidae

Minnows[]

Order: Cypriniformes, Family: Cyprinidae

Order: Cypriniformes, Family: Leuciscidae

Paddlefish[]

Order: Acipenseriformes, Family: Polyodontidae

  • Native species
    • American Paddlefish, polydon spathula[75]

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.[79] 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.[80][81]

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

See also[]

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