fusiforme, Boleosoma Girard [C. F.] 1854:41 [Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v. 5 (1854-1856); ref. 18029] Tributary of Charles River at Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 1188. Paralectotypes: MCZ 24589 [ex USNM 1188] (4), UMMZ 86582 [ex MCZ 24589] (1), USNM 94686 (25). Type catalog: Collette & Knapp 1967:14 [ref. 20211]. Lectotype selected by Hubbs & Cannon 1935:78 [ref. 2255]. •Valid as Etheostoma fusiforme (Girard 1854) -- (Collette 1962:151 [ref. 5865], Lee et al. 1980:650 [ref. 22416], Kuehne & Barbour 1983:157 [ref. 38055], Page 1983:155 [ref. 22189], Smith 1986:328 [ref. 22186], Robison & Buchanan 1988:421 [ref. 23393], Page & Burr 1991:324 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:118 [ref. 23239], Etnier & Starnes 1993:493 [ref. 22809], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:884 [ref. 21581], Warren et al. 1994:133 [ref. 25557], Knight & Hastings 1994:150 [ref. 25560], Mettee et al. 1996:631 [ref. 25836], Fuller et al. 1999:381 [ref. 25838], Ross et al. 2001:467 [ref. 25978], Nelson et al. 2004:133 [ref. 27807], Miller & Robison 2004:354 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:535 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2008:26 [ref. 30399] with subspecies, Page & Burr 2011:597 [ref. 31215] with 2 subspecies, Page et al. 2013:137 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:319 [ref. 35886] with 2 subspecies). Current status: Valid as Etheostoma fusiforme (Girard 1854). Percidae: Etheostomatinae. Distribution: North America: eastern and central U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.