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Wildlife - Aquatic

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Freshwater Fish of the Lake Ouachita Region 

Explanations of symbols & status abbreviations: 

? Indicates species may occur in Lake Ouachita or the region.
NI = Non-indigenous.
INV = Monitored by the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission. #         

Common Name/Scientific Name - Status: 
1 Chestnut Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon castaneus)              
2 Southern Brook Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon gagei)
3 Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)
4 Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
5? Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula)
6 Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)
7 Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)
8 Bowfin (Amia calva)
9 American Eel (Anguilla rostrata)
10 Alabama Shad (Alosa alabamae)
11 Skipjack Herring (Alosa chrysochloris)
12 Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)
13 Threadfin Shad (Dorosoma petenense) - NI
14 Goldeye (Hiodon alosoides)
15 Mooneye (Hiodon tergisus)
16 Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri) - NI
17 Grass Pickerel (Esox americanus)
18 Chain Pickerel (Esox niger)
19 Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)
20 Goldfish (Carassius auratus) - NI
21 Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) - NI
22 Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) - NI
23 Mississippi Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus nuchalis)
24 Silver Chub (Hybopsis/Macrhybopsis storeriana)
25 Gravel Chub (Hybopsis/Erimystax x-punctata)
26 Redspot Chub (Nocomis asper) - INV
27 Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)
28 Pallid Shiner (Hybopsis/Notropis amnis)
29 Emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides)
30 Bigeye Shiner (Notropis boops)
31 Ghost Shiner (Notropis buchana) - NI
32 Striped Shiner (Notropis/Luxilus chrysocephalus)
33 Pugnose Minnow (Notropis/Opsopoeodus emiliae)
34? Ribbon Shiner (Notropis/Lythrurus fumeus)
35? Bluehead Shiner (Notropis hubbsi)
36 Kiamachi Shiner (Notropis ortenburgeri)
37 Peppered Shiner (Notropis perpallidus) - INV
38 Rosyface Shiner (Notropis rubellus)
39 Redfin Shiner (Notropis/Lythrurus umbratilis)
40 Blacktail Shiner (Notropis/Cyprinella venusta)
41? Mimic Shiner (Notropis volucellus)
42 Steelcolor Shiner (Notropis/Cyprinella whipplei)
43 Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus)
44 Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas)
45 Slim Minnow (Pimephales tenellus)
46 Bullhead Minnow (Pimephales vigilax)
47 Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)
48 River Carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio)
49 Western Creek Chubsucker (Erimyzon claviformis)
50 Northern Hog Sucker (Hypentelium nigricans)
51 Smallmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus)
52 Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus)
53? Black Buffalo (Ictiobus niger)
54 Spotted Sucker (Minytrema melanops)
55 River Redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum)
56 Black Redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnii)
57 Golden Redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum)
58? Blacktail Redhorse (Moxostoma poecilurum)
59 Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus)
60 Black Bullhead (Ameiurus/Ictalurus melas)
61 Yellow Bulhead (Ameiurus/Ictalurus natalis)
62 Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus/Ictalurus nebulosus)
63 Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
64 Mountain Madtom (Noturus eleutherus)
65 Tadpole Madtom (Noturus gyrinus)
66? Ouachita Madtom (Noturus lachneri) - INV
67 Brindled Madtom (Noturus miurus)
68 Freckled Madtom (Noturus nocturnus)
69 Caddo Madtom (Noturus taylori) - INV
70 Flathead Catfish (Pylodictis olivaris)
71 Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus sayanus)
72 Northern Studfish (Fundulus catenatus) 
73? Starhead Topminnow (Fundulus dispar)
74 Blackstripe Topminnow (Fundulus notatus)
75 Blackspotted Topminnow (Fundulus olivaceus)
76 Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
77 Mississippi Silverside (Labidesthes audens)
78 Brook Silverside (Labidesthes sicculus)
79? Inland Silverside (Menidia beryllina) - NI
80 White Bass (Morone chrysops)
81 Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) - NI
82 Shadow Bass (Ambloplites ariommus)
83? Flier (Centrarchus macropterus)
84 Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)
85 Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)
86 Orangespotted Sunfish (Lepomis humilis)
87 Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
88 Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)
89 Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)
90 Spotted Sunfish (Lepomis punctatus)
91? Bantam Sunfish (Lepomis symmetricus)
92 Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieui)
93 Spotted Bass (Micropterus punctulatus)
94 Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
95 White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis)
96 Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
97? Banded Pygmy Sunfish (Elassoma zonatum)
98 Crystal Darter (Crystallaria/Ammocrypta asprella)
99 Scaly Sand Darter (Ammocrypta vivax)
100 Greenside Darter (Etheostoma blennioides)
101 Bluntnose Darter (Etheostoma chlorosoma)
102 Creole Darter (Etheostoma collettei)
103 Slough Darter (Etheostoma gracile)
104? Harlequin Darter (Etheostoma histrio)
105 Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum)
106 Paleback Darter (Etheostoma pallididorsum) - INV
107 Goldstripe Darter (Etheostoma parvipinne)
108 Cypress Darter (Etheostoma proeliare)
109 Orangebelly Darter (Etheostoma radiosum)
110 Speckled Darter (Etheostoma stigmeaum)
111 Redfin Darter (Etheostoma whipplei)
112 Banded Darter (Etheostoma zonale)
113 Logperch (Percina caprodes)
114 Channel Darter (Percina copelandi)
115 Blackside Darter (Percina maculata)
116 Longnose Darter (Percina nasuta)
117 Dusky Darter (Percina sciera)
118 River Darter (Percina shumardi)
119 Stargazing Darter (Percina uranidea) - INV
120 Saddleback Darter (Percina vigil)
121 Walleye (Sander/Stizostedion vitreus)
122 Sauger (Sander canadensis)
123 Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) 

References:  

Page, Lawrence M. and Brooks M. Burr.  Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes.  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing.  2011. 

Robison, Henry W. and Thomas M. Buchanan.  Fishes of Arkansas.  The University of Arkansas Press.  1988. 

Williams, Jeff and Randy Zellers.  Arkansas Fish.  Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.  2006.   
 
 
Compiled by Karl R. Studenroth Jr.  August, 2015. 

Pg. 6: Wildlife & Nature Photos of the Ouachita Region