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Journal of the Arkansas Academy of ScienceVolume 63 Article 292009New Distribution Records for Three Species ofNotropis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from LargeRivers of ArkansasChris T. McAllisterdrctmcallister@aol.comWilliam G. LayherLayher BioLogics RTECHenry W. RobisonSouthern Arkansas UniversityThomas M. BuchananUniversity of Arkansas at Fort SmithFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaasPart of the Zoology CommonsThis article is available for use under the Creative Commons license: Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). Users are able toread, download, copy, print, distribute, search, link to the full texts of these articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking priorpermission from the publisher or the author.This General Note is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of the ArkansasAcademy of Science by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact scholar@uark.edu.Recommended CitationMcAllister, Chris T.; Layher, William G.; Robison, Henry W.; and Buchanan, Thomas M. (2009) "New Distribution Records for ThreeSpecies of Notropis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Large Rivers of Arkansas," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 63 ,Article 29.Available at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol63/iss1/29Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Vol. 63, 2009192New Distribution Records for Three Species of Notropis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)from Large Rivers of ArkansasC.T. McAllister1, 5, W.G. Layher2, H.W. Robison3, and T.M. Buchanan41RapidWrite, 102 Brown Street, Hot Springs National Park, AR 719132Layher BioLogics RTEC, Inc., 72333 Camden Cutoff Road, Pine Bluff, AR 716033Department of Biology, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR 717544Department of Biology, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Fort Smith, AR 729135Correspondence: drctmcallister@aol.comThe genus Notropis Rafinesque currently includes86 valid species of minnows and shiners distributedthroughout North America and Mexico (Nelson et al.2004). In Arkansas, 25 species of Notropis or about29% of the state fish fauna is represented by this genusalone.It has been more than two decades since Robisonand Buchanan (1988) provided a summation on thegeographic distribution of the fishes of Arkansas.Recently, we reported new geographic records for theTaillight Shiner, Notropis maculatus and Weed Shiner,Notropis texanus (McAllister et al. 2009a) and PallidShiner, Notropis amnis (McAllister et al. 2009b) fromthe state to help supplement previously publishedhistorical data on this genus. In addition, large riversin Arkansas have been relatively under sampled andcontinual human-induced changes in these systems area cause for concern for native fish fauna. The purposeof this study is to report significant new distributionrecords for three species of Notropis from several largerivers of the state.As part of a more intensive three-year fish faunalsurvey of eight large rivers of Arkansas, variouscyprinids were collected between 2006 and 2008 fromregions of the lower Arkansas, Black, Little,Mississippi, Ouachita, Red, St. Francis and Whiterivers. A variety of gear types were used to surveysites. Mini-fyke nets (approximately 1.2 m wide x 0.8m tall) were used along shorelines in a variety ofhabitats and conventional seining (1.8 m x 12.2 m, 6.4mm mesh) was used to sample areas that wererelatively free of debris. Small trawls similar to thatdescribed by Herzog et al. (2005) were used to sampleopen water habitats, whenever possible. Six trawlhauls/reach was set as a goal; however, in year threethis was increased to a minimum of eight. In caseswhere seining was impossible, the number of trawlhauls was increased. A goal of obtaining 10 seine haulsin a river reach was set, usually by conducting seinehauls in pairs. Trawls were done in a manner to getreasonably close to shorelines and also an attempt wasmade in the same area to trawl farther out into thestream. In a few instances, trawl hauls were virtuallyimpossible due to debris (tree limbs).At each locale, depth, substrate, water temperature,turbidity (using a Secchi disk), GPS coordinates, andhabitat descriptions were recorded. Additional noteswere taken if sampling was on an inside or outsideriver bend. Substrates were examined either directly orin combination by dragging a chain from a boat andobserving vibration in deeper waters.Fish total lengths (TL) were recorded and voucherspecimens retained for identification in the laboratory.Specimens were fixed in 10% formalin and latertransferred to 45% isopropanol. Vouchers weredeposited in the fish collection at the University ofArkansas-Fort Smith (UA-FS).Three species of Notropis taken from the lowerArkansas, Black, Mississippi, and White rivers warrantdocumentation as new distributional records. None ofthe numerous species of shiners or minnows wecollected from the Little, Ouachita, Red or St. Francisrivers were noteworthy.Material examined.—The following is a listing ofcollection localities for three species of Notropiscollected in Arkansas rivers. Detailed data provided onthe new sites include county, specific locality (latitudeand longitude), date, number of specimens,measurements, water temperature, turbidity, andcomments.CYPRINIDAENotropis buchanani Meek (Ghost Shiner).LAWRENCE CO.: Black River, above and belowCoffey Access Reach at Shirley Bay-Rainey BreakWildlife Management Area (35.96818°N, 91.19297°Wand 35.97266°N, 91.17883°W). A single specimeneach (37 and 45 mm TL) was collected on 13 June2006 by mini-fyke net (0.9 m depth) and on 14 June192Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 63 [2009], Art. 29Published by Arkansas Academy of Science, 2009New Geographic Distribution Records for Three Species of Notropis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Vol. 63, 20091932006 via trawl (3.0 m depth). Water temperature was26.1°C and turbidity 0.370 m. MONROE CO.: WhiteRiver, below Clarendon (34.66106°N, 91.31513°W).Three specimens (33-56 mm TL) were collectedbetween 4-6 January 2006 by mini-fyke net (0.5 mdepth) set on a sloping sandbar. Water temperaturewas 6.7°C and turbidity 0.320 m. This former siterepresents the northernmost locality for N. buchananiin the state and the first time this shiner has beenreported from the Black River. In addition, the latterrecord is the first for the middle portion of the WhiteRiver since an earlier pre-1960 record (Robison andBuchanan 1988). Additional records include those forthe Arkansas River Valley and lower White River(Robison and Buchanan 1988). Notropis buchanani isranked by the Nature Conservancy as imperiled (S2) orvulnerable (S3) in the state (NatureServe, 2009).Notropis texanus (Girard) (Weed Shiner).DESHA CO.: Arkansas River, Pool 2, LowerArkansas River reach below Lock 2 (Wilbur D. MillsDam) and confluence of Mississippi River(33.95988°N, 91.16808°W and 33.93856°N,91.15805°W). Six N. texanus (47-62 mm TL) werecollected between 13-16 June 2006 by mini-fyke net(1.2 m depth) and seines (0.9 m depth). Watertemperature was 22.2°C and turbidity 0.661 m. In thelowlands, this shiner is sporadic in occurrence andseldom abundant. McAllister et al. (2009a) recentlydocumented records for N. texanus from extreme southArkansas. We report N. texanus from the lowerArkansas River for the first time. There is a singleprevious record upstream for this river as well as adisjunct population in Perry and Yell counties at LakeNimrod, part of the Fourche LaFave watershed(Robison and Buchanan 1988). Notropis texanus isconsidered by the Nature Conservancy as S3 in thestate (NatureServe 2009).Notropis wickliffi Trautman (Channel Shiner).Several new records are documented (see Table 1). Atotal of 211 Channel shiners were collected oversloping sandbars, open water, and backwater by seine,mini-fyke nets, and trawls from the lower ArkansasTable 1. New records of Notropis wickliffi from the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________County River Locality Date(s) Number Water temp (°C) Turbidity (m) TL (mm)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Desha1 AR lower reach, below Pool 2 13-15 April 2008 2 22.2 0.661 38, 40Desha2 MS Arkansas City, lower MS River reach 8-10 August 2006 2 27.8 0.392, 0.550 28, 43Desha3 MS Choctaw Island reach 21-23 July 2006 1 31.1 0.492 40Mississippi4 MS Osceola reach 12-14 January 2006 23 5.6 0.270 29-479 January 2007 1 29.4 0.220 56Phillips5 MS between Helena/St. Francis confluence 29 July-1 August 2006 1 30.6 0.514 37Phillips6 MS below Helena/downstream reach 27-29 July 2007 13 27.2-28.9 0.490 45-61Phillips7 MS below Helena/upstream reach 29-31 July 2007 168 27.2-28.9 0.490 27-50___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________133.96304°N, 91.26331°W (seine); 33.97642°N, 91.28661°W (fyke net).233.58993°N, 91.16612°W (seine); 33.63810°N, 91.16412°W (fyke net).333.61039°N, 91.16742°W (fyke net).435.67652°N, 89.94658°W (fyke net); 35.67788°N, 89.94714°W (fyke net); 35.67846°N, 89.94746°W (fyke net); 35.67990°N, 89.94871°W (fyke net);35.69621°N, 89.95736°W (fyke net); 35.69788°N, 89.95720°W (fyke net); 35.62109°N, 89.88655°W (seine).534.52980°N, 90.57428°W (trawl).634.40248°N, 90.60087°W (fyke net); 34.40510°N, 90.59567°W (trawl); 34.40498°N, 90.59534°W (trawl); 34.40496°N, 90.59505°W (trawl).734.41278°N, 90.58909°W (fyke net); 34.41301°N, 90.58908°W (fyke net); 34.41268°N, 90.58919°W (fyke net); 34.41240°N, 90.58927°W (fyke net);34.41115°N, 90.59026°W (fyke net); 34.41706°N, 90.58787°W (trawl); 34.41669°N, 90.58871°W (trawl); 34.41719°N, 90.58631°W (trawl);34.41215°N, 90.58872°W (trawl); 34.41227°N, 90.58845°W (trawl).and Mississippi rivers (Table 1). The most remarkablesingle collection was 146 N. wickliffi taken with fivemini-fyke nets off sloping sandbars composed of sandand/or gravel substrate in the Mississippi River belowHelena whereas 22 Channel Shiners were taken bytrawl at this location. Interestingly, no additional N.wickliffi were taken in any of the other six riverssampled, although Mimic Shiners, N. volucellus (Cope)were taken at three sites in the Black River (Lawrence,Independence, and Randolph counties) where theyappear to be common (Robison and Buchanan 1988,1994). The Channel Shiner was long regarded as asubspecies of N. volucellus. However, it is nowconsidered to be a distinct species (Nelson et al. 2004).Moreover, its overall distribution is poorly understood,due to confusion of this species with N. volucellus(Etnier and Starnes 1993). Previous records of N.wickliffi in Arkansas include three sites in the westernmainstem side of the Mississippi River (Chicot andMississippi counties), several sites in the Current River(Randolph County), and a site in the White River(Independence County) (Robison and Buchanan 1994).193Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 63 [2009], Art. 29http://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol63/iss1/29C.T. McAllister, W.G. Layher, H.W. Robison, and T.M. BuchananJournal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Vol. 63, 2009194In addition, Etnier and Starnes (1993) report recordsfor N. wickliffi at three sites on the Tennessee (eastern)side of the mainstem Mississippi River. However,additional study is suggested to help unravel thecomplete distribution of N. wickliffi and N. volucellusin the state.In summary, we document five new county recordsfor the three species of cyprinids collected. Mostimportantly, we include new distributional records andextensions of the known geographic ranges for theseshiners to be included in the second edition of Fishesof Arkansas.AcknowledgmentsWGL thanks the Arkansas Game & FishCommission (AG&F) for funding this survey throughthe State Wildlife Grant Funding Opportunity. Weespecially want to acknowledge J. Quinn, StatewideStream Management Biologist, AG&F for assistancethroughout the project. For field assistance we thank J.Bunting, B. Crabb, A. J. Handcock, K. Layher, S.Phillips, and M. Spurlock.Literature CitedEtnier DA and WC Starnes. 1993. The fishes ofTennessee. Knoxville: University of TennesseePress. 681 p.Herzog DP, VA Barko, JS Scheibe, RA Hrabik, andDE Ostendorf. 2005. Efficacy of a benthic trawlfor sampling small-bodied fishes in large riversystems. North American Journal of FisheriesManagement 25: 594-603.McAllister CT, R Tumlison, and HW Robison.2009a. Geographic distribution records for selectfishes of central and southern Arkansas. TexasJournal of Science 61:31-44.McAllister CT, HW Robison, and TM Buchanan.2009b. Distribution of the pallid shiner, Hybopsisamnis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), in Arkansas.Texas Journal of Science 61: (in press).NatureServe. 2009. NatureServe Explorer: An onlineencyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 7.1.NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Availablehttp://www.natureserve.org/explorer. (Accessed:February 26, 2009).Nelson JS, EJ Crossman, H Espinosa-Perez, LTFindley, CR Gilbert, RN Lea, and JD Williams.2004. Common and scientific names of fishesfrom the United States, Canada, and Mexico. SixthEd. Bethesda: American Fisheries Society SpecialPublication 29. 386 p.Robison HW and TM Buchanan. 1988. Fishes ofArkansas. Fayetteville: University of ArkansasPress. 536 p.Robison HW and TM Buchanan. 1994. First recordof the Channel Shiner, Notropis wickliffi Trautman,in Arkansas and comments on the Current Riverpopulation of Notropis volucellus (Cope).Proceedings of the Arkansas Academy of Science48:264-5.194Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 63 [2009], Art. 29Published by Arkansas Academy of Science, 2009

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Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Volume 63 Article 29 2009 New Distribution Records for Three Species of Notropis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Large Rivers of Arkansas Chris T. McAllister cmcallister@se.edu William G. Layher Layher BioLogics RTEC Henry W. Robison Southern Arkansas University Thomas M. Buchanan University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas  Part of the Zoology Commons Recommended Citation McAllister, Chris T.; Layher, William G.; Robison, Henry W.; and Buchanan, Thomas M. (2009) "New Distribution Records for Three Species of Notropis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Large Rivers of Arkansas," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 63, Article 29. Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol63/iss1/29 This article is available for use under the Creative Commons license: Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). Users are able to read, download, copy, print, distribute, search, link to the full texts of these articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This General Note is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact scholar@uark.edu, uarepos@uark.edu. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Vol. 63, 2009192New Distribution Records for Three Species of Notropis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)from Large Rivers of ArkansasC.T. McAllister1, 5, W.G. Layher2, H.W. Robison3, and T.M. Buchanan41RapidWrite, 102 Brown Street, Hot Springs National Park, AR 719132Layher BioLogics RTEC, Inc., 72333 Camden Cutoff Road, Pine Bluff, AR 716033Department of Biology, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR 717544Department of Biology, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Fort Smith, AR 729135Correspondence: drctmcallister@aol.comThe genus Notropis Rafinesque currently includes86 valid species of minnows and shiners distributedthroughout North America and Mexico (Nelson et al.2004). In Arkansas, 25 species of Notropis or about29% of the state fish fauna is represented by this genusalone.It has been more than two decades since Robisonand Buchanan (1988) provided a summation on thegeographic distribution of the fishes of Arkansas.Recently, we reported new geographic records for theTaillight Shiner, Notropis maculatus and Weed Shiner,Notropis texanus (McAllister et al. 2009a) and PallidShiner, Notropis amnis (McAllister et al. 2009b) fromthe state to help supplement previously publishedhistorical data on this genus. In addition, large riversin Arkansas have been relatively under sampled andcontinual human-induced changes in these systems area cause for concern for native fish fauna. The purposeof this study is to report significant new distributionrecords for three species of Notropis from several largerivers of the state.As part of a more intensive three-year fish faunalsurvey of eight large rivers of Arkansas, variouscyprinids were collected between 2006 and 2008 fromregions of the lower Arkansas, Black, Little,Mississippi, Ouachita, Red, St. Francis and Whiterivers. A variety of gear types were used to surveysites. Mini-fyke nets (approximately 1.2 m wide x 0.8m tall) were used along shorelines in a variety ofhabitats and conventional seining (1.8 m x 12.2 m, 6.4mm mesh) was used to sample areas that wererelatively free of debris. Small trawls similar to thatdescribed by Herzog et al. (2005) were used to sampleopen water habitats, whenever possible. Six trawlhauls/reach was set as a goal; however, in year threethis was increased to a minimum of eight. In caseswhere seining was impossible, the number of trawlhauls was increased. A goal of obtaining 10 seine haulsin a river reach was set, usually by conducting seinehauls in pairs. Trawls were done in a manner to getreasonably close to shorelines and also an attempt wasmade in the same area to trawl farther out into thestream. In a few instances, trawl hauls were virtuallyimpossible due to debris (tree limbs).At each locale, depth, substrate, water temperature,turbidity (using a Secchi disk), GPS coordinates, andhabitat descriptions were recorded. Additional noteswere taken if sampling was on an inside or outsideriver bend. Substrates were examined either directly orin combination by dragging a chain from a boat andobserving vibration in deeper waters.Fish total lengths (TL) were recorded and voucherspecimens retained for identification in the laboratory.Specimens were fixed in 10% formalin and latertransferred to 45% isopropanol. Vouchers weredeposited in the fish collection at the University ofArkansas-Fort Smith (UA-FS).Three species of Notropis taken from the lowerArkansas, Black, Mississippi, and White rivers warrantdocumentation as new distributional records. None ofthe numerous species of shiners or minnows wecollected from the Little, Ouachita, Red or St. Francisrivers were noteworthy.Material examined.—The following is a listing ofcollection localities for three species of Notropiscollected in Arkansas rivers. Detailed data provided onthe new sites include county, specific locality (latitudeand longitude), date, number of specimens,measurements, water temperature, turbidity, andcomments.CYPRINIDAENotropis buchanani Meek (Ghost Shiner).LAWRENCE CO.: Black River, above and belowCoffey Access Reach at Shirley Bay-Rainey BreakWildlife Management Area (35.96818°N, 91.19297°Wand 35.97266°N, 91.17883°W). A single specimeneach (37 and 45 mm TL) was collected on 13 June2006 by mini-fyke net (0.9 m depth) and on 14 JuneNew Geographic Distribution Records for Three Species of Notropis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Vol. 63, 20091932006 via trawl (3.0 m depth). Water temperature was26.1°C and turbidity 0.370 m. MONROE CO.: WhiteRiver, below Clarendon (34.66106°N, 91.31513°W).Three specimens (33-56 mm TL) were collectedbetween 4-6 January 2006 by mini-fyke net (0.5 mdepth) set on a sloping sandbar. Water temperaturewas 6.7°C and turbidity 0.320 m. This former siterepresents the northernmost locality for N. buchananiin the state and the first time this shiner has beenreported from the Black River. In addition, the latterrecord is the first for the middle portion of the WhiteRiver since an earlier pre-1960 record (Robison andBuchanan 1988). Additional records include those forthe Arkansas River Valley and lower White River(Robison and Buchanan 1988). Notropis buchanani isranked by the Nature Conservancy as imperiled (S2) orvulnerable (S3) in the state (NatureServe, 2009).Notropis texanus (Girard) (Weed Shiner).DESHA CO.: Arkansas River, Pool 2, LowerArkansas River reach below Lock 2 (Wilbur D. MillsDam) and confluence of Mississippi River(33.95988°N, 91.16808°W and 33.93856°N,91.15805°W). Six N. texanus (47-62 mm TL) werecollected between 13-16 June 2006 by mini-fyke net(1.2 m depth) and seines (0.9 m depth). Watertemperature was 22.2°C and turbidity 0.661 m. In thelowlands, this shiner is sporadic in occurrence andseldom abundant. McAllister et al. (2009a) recentlydocumented records for N. texanus from extreme southArkansas. We report N. texanus from the lowerArkansas River for the first time. There is a singleprevious record upstream for this river as well as adisjunct population in Perry and Yell counties at LakeNimrod, part of the Fourche LaFave watershed(Robison and Buchanan 1988). Notropis texanus isconsidered by the Nature Conservancy as S3 in thestate (NatureServe 2009).Notropis wickliffi Trautman (Channel Shiner).Several new records are documented (see Table 1). Atotal of 211 Channel shiners were collected oversloping sandbars, open water, and backwater by seine,mini-fyke nets, and trawls from the lower ArkansasTable 1. New records of Notropis wickliffi from the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________County River Locality Date(s) Number Water temp (°C) Turbidity (m) TL (mm)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Desha1 AR lower reach, below Pool 2 13-15 April 2008 2 22.2 0.661 38, 40Desha2 MS Arkansas City, lower MS River reach 8-10 August 2006 2 27.8 0.392, 0.550 28, 43Desha3 MS Choctaw Island reach 21-23 July 2006 1 31.1 0.492 40Mississippi4 MS Osceola reach 12-14 January 2006 23 5.6 0.270 29-479 January 2007 1 29.4 0.220 56Phillips5 MS between Helena/St. Francis confluence 29 July-1 August 2006 1 30.6 0.514 37Phillips6 MS below Helena/downstream reach 27-29 July 2007 13 27.2-28.9 0.490 45-61Phillips7 MS below Helena/upstream reach 29-31 July 2007 168 27.2-28.9 0.490 27-50___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________133.96304°N, 91.26331°W (seine); 33.97642°N, 91.28661°W (fyke net).233.58993°N, 91.16612°W (seine); 33.63810°N, 91.16412°W (fyke net).333.61039°N, 91.16742°W (fyke net).435.67652°N, 89.94658°W (fyke net); 35.67788°N, 89.94714°W (fyke net); 35.67846°N, 89.94746°W (fyke net); 35.67990°N, 89.94871°W (fyke net);35.69621°N, 89.95736°W (fyke net); 35.69788°N, 89.95720°W (fyke net); 35.62109°N, 89.88655°W (seine).534.52980°N, 90.57428°W (trawl).634.40248°N, 90.60087°W (fyke net); 34.40510°N, 90.59567°W (trawl); 34.40498°N, 90.59534°W (trawl); 34.40496°N, 90.59505°W (trawl).734.41278°N, 90.58909°W (fyke net); 34.41301°N, 90.58908°W (fyke net); 34.41268°N, 90.58919°W (fyke net); 34.41240°N, 90.58927°W (fyke net);34.41115°N, 90.59026°W (fyke net); 34.41706°N, 90.58787°W (trawl); 34.41669°N, 90.58871°W (trawl); 34.41719°N, 90.58631°W (trawl);34.41215°N, 90.58872°W (trawl); 34.41227°N, 90.58845°W (trawl).and Mississippi rivers (Table 1). The most remarkablesingle collection was 146 N. wickliffi taken with fivemini-fyke nets off sloping sandbars composed of sandand/or gravel substrate in the Mississippi River belowHelena whereas 22 Channel Shiners were taken bytrawl at this location. Interestingly, no additional N.wickliffi were taken in any of the other six riverssampled, although Mimic Shiners, N. volucellus (Cope)were taken at three sites in the Black River (Lawrence,Independence, and Randolph counties) where theyappear to be common (Robison and Buchanan 1988,1994). The Channel Shiner was long regarded as asubspecies of N. volucellus. However, it is nowconsidered to be a distinct species (Nelson et al. 2004).Moreover, its overall distribution is poorly understood,due to confusion of this species with N. volucellus(Etnier and Starnes 1993). Previous records of N.wickliffi in Arkansas include three sites in the westernmainstem side of the Mississippi River (Chicot andMississippi counties), several sites in the Current River(Randolph County), and a site in the White River(Independence County) (Robison and Buchanan 1994).C.T. McAllister, W.G. Layher, H.W. Robison, and T.M. BuchananJournal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Vol. 63, 2009194In addition, Etnier and Starnes (1993) report recordsfor N. wickliffi at three sites on the Tennessee (eastern)side of the mainstem Mississippi River. However,additional study is suggested to help unravel thecomplete distribution of N. wickliffi and N. volucellusin the state.In summary, we document five new county recordsfor the three species of cyprinids collected. Mostimportantly, we include new distributional records andextensions of the known geographic ranges for theseshiners to be included in the second edition of Fishesof Arkansas.AcknowledgmentsWGL thanks the Arkansas Game & FishCommission (AG&F) for funding this survey throughthe State Wildlife Grant Funding Opportunity. Weespecially want to acknowledge J. Quinn, StatewideStream Management Biologist, AG&F for assistancethroughout the project. For field assistance we thank J.Bunting, B. Crabb, A. J. Handcock, K. Layher, S.Phillips, and M. Spurlock.Literature CitedEtnier DA and WC Starnes. 1993. The fishes ofTennessee. Knoxville: University of TennesseePress. 681 p.Herzog DP, VA Barko, JS Scheibe, RA Hrabik, andDE Ostendorf. 2005. Efficacy of a benthic trawlfor sampling small-bodied fishes in large riversystems. North American Journal of FisheriesManagement 25: 594-603.McAllister CT, R Tumlison, and HW Robison.2009a. Geographic distribution records for selectfishes of central and southern Arkansas. TexasJournal of Science 61:31-44.McAllister CT, HW Robison, and TM Buchanan.2009b. Distribution of the pallid shiner, Hybopsisamnis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), in Arkansas.Texas Journal of Science 61: (in press).NatureServe. 2009. NatureServe Explorer: An onlineencyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 7.1.NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Availablehttp://www.natureserve.org/explorer. (Accessed:February 26, 2009).Nelson JS, EJ Crossman, H Espinosa-Perez, LTFindley, CR Gilbert, RN Lea, and JD Williams.2004. Common and scientific names of fishesfrom the United States, Canada, and Mexico. SixthEd. Bethesda: American Fisheries Society SpecialPublication 29. 386 p.Robison HW and TM Buchanan. 1988. Fishes ofArkansas. Fayetteville: University of ArkansasPress. 536 p.Robison HW and TM Buchanan. 1994. First recordof the Channel Shiner, Notropis wickliffi Trautman,in Arkansas and comments on the Current Riverpopulation of Notropis volucellus (Cope).Proceedings of the Arkansas Academy of Science48:264-5.

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