New Geographic Distributional Records for Fishes from the Black River at Black Rock, Lawrence County, Arkansas

Authors

• C. T. McAllister, Northeast Texas Community College, Mt. Pleasant, TXFollow
• H. W. RobisonFollow

Keywords

fish, Black River, Lawrence County, White River Drainage, Lake Sturgeon, Paddlefish

Abstract

During February and/or March 2020-2025, various fishes were collected with a modified minnow trap and hoop nets from the White River drainage of the Black River at Black Rock, Lawrence County, Arkansas. A total of 35 species within 11 families were collected and the following taxa represent new distributional records: Acipenseridae: Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens); Polydontidae: Paddlefish, Polyodon spathula; Catostomidae: Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), Highfin Carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer), Blue Sucker (Cycleptus elongatus), Northern Hogsucker (Hypentelium nigricans); Leuciscidae: Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus). The most significant discoveries were the collection of A. fulvescens, P. spathula, C. cyprinus and C. elongatus. Some miscellaneous natural history information is also provided to supplement this report.

Recommended Citation

McAllister, C. T. and Robison, H. W. (2025) "New Geographic Distributional Records for Fishes from the Black River at Black Rock, Lawrence County, Arkansas," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 79, Article 19.

Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol79/iss1/19