The state of Arkansas has a wide variety of freshwater fish species in its rivers, lakes, and streams.
Order: Perciformes – Family: Centrarchidae Order: Cypriniformes – Family: Cyprinidae Order: Siluriformes – Family: Ictaluridae Order: Esociformes – Family: Esocidae Order: Perciformes – Family: Centrarchidae Order: Perciformes – Family: Moronidae Order: Salmoniformes, Family: Salmonidae Order: Amiiformes, Family: Amiidae In Arkansas, the bowfin is typically known as grinnel.
[16] Order: Siluriformes, Family: Ictaluridae Order: Percopsiformes, Family: Amblyopsidae Order: Lepisosteiformes, Family: Lepisosteidae Order: Cypriniformes, Family: Cyprinidae Order: Cypriniformes, Family: Leuciscidae Order: Acipenseriformes, Family: Polyodontidae 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.