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Non-native, exotic species Goldfish, Carassius auratus [61] Order: Cypriniformes, Family: Leuciscidae. Native species Arkansas River shiner, Notropis girardi [62] Central stoneroller, Campostoma anomalum [63] Chub shiner, Notropis potteri [64] Kiamichi shiner, Notropis ortenburgeri [65] Mimic shiner, Notropis volucellus [66] Ozark minnow ...
The Quillfish has an extremely elongate, slender body with lon-based tall dorsal and anal fins which make the fish similar in shape to the primary feather of a bird or a quill pen. The small head is only between 4 and 7% of the length of the body and there is a wide fleshy appendage at the front of the lower jaw.
Procambarus liberorum was originally described from three specimens caught by a cat in Bentonville, Arkansas. [3]The species Procambarus ferrugineus was considered to be an endangered species on the IUCN Red List, but it is now known to be identical to the widespread and secure P. liberorum, [4] which is listed as a least-concern species.
Many of these species are separated from Arkansas by the Mississippi River, and may be common in the bordering regions of Mississippi and Tennessee. Other species may be hypothesized to occur in the state but are not confirmed. Some have gene flow and form species hybrids in the state with a more widespread species, but purebred members of one ...
A bigmouth buffalo (top) compared to a quillback (bottom). Both of these species are long-lived catostomids [3] [5] The quillback is a slow-paced and long-lived freshwater fish species that belongs to a subfamily (Ictiobinae) for which extremely long-lived fishes are becoming known.
The Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is a 76,000 acre (307.56 km 2) national wildlife refuge located in south-central Arkansas in Ashley, Bradley, and Union counties. Felsenthal NWR is one of three refuges forming an administrative complex, which also includes Pond Creek NWR to the northwest and Overflow NWR to the east. [2]
Of all evaluated fish species, 3.6% are listed as near threatened. The IUCN also lists seven fish subspecies as near threatened. Of the subpopulations of fish evaluated by the IUCN, ten species subpopulations have been assessed as near threatened. This is a complete list of near threatened fish species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN.
Cambarus aculabrum is a rare species of cave-dwelling crayfish known by the common name Benton county cave crayfish. [4] [5] It is native to Arkansas in the United States, where it is known from only four locations. [5] It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. [2] [3]