The Fishes of Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas, 2003

A fish inventory was conducted at Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas, during base-flow conditions in September 2003. Six sites including four streams and two ponds were sampled using conventional electrofishing equipment (a seine also was used at one site). There were 654 individuals collected comprising 19 species (plus 1 hybrid) and 15 genera. The number of species collected at the four stream sites ranged from 1 to 17. Most fish species collected generally are associated with small streams in the Ozark Plateaus. The two most common species were the banded sculpin and the southern redbelly dace. Three species and a sunfish hybrid were collected from the quarry pond. No fish were collected from the unnamed pond.
A preliminary expected species list incorrectly listed 42 species because of incorrect species range or habitat requirements. One species not on the original list was added to the revised list. Upon revising this list, the inventory yielded 19 of the 40 species (48 percent) and 1 hybrid.