Natural History Notes on Select Fauna (Decapoda, Actinopterygii) from Southeastern Oklahoma

Abstract

Oklahoma is rich in biodiversity, mostly due to the vast differences in the various eco and physiographic regions of the state that support that fauna. In particular are the distinctive fish assemblages found in the southeastern corner of the state in the coastal plain and upland streams of the Ouachita highlands in Le Flore and McCurtain counties. However, our knowledge of their ecology and natural history, as well as the geographic distribution of many species, is still not well understood. Here, we report some new information on select aspects of the natural history of a crayfish and several native fishes of the state.