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Species in the genus Nocomis: [ 13 ] records


asper, Nocomis Lachner [E. A.] & Jenkins [R. E.] 1971:3, Figs. 1-2 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 91; ref. 7688] Big Spring Creek at Camp Gailand, 8 kilometers south of Locust Grove, Mayes County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 204851. Paratypes: OSUMZ 5106 (4), 5159 (3), 5722 (2); TU 48547 (9), 48613 (28), 48658 (14); USNM 193358 (9), 204852 (15). Additional material at CUMV, NCSM, OSUMZ, TU, UMMZ, UOMZ, USNM. Type catalog: Bart & Taylor 1993:33 [ref. 20906], Gilbert 1998:44 [ref. 23395]. •Valid as Nocomis asper Lachner & Jenkins 1971 -- (Lee et al. 1980:210 [ref. 22416], Robison & Buchanan 1988:194 [ref. 23393], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:85 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:90 [ref. 18983], Cross & Collins 1995:79 [ref. 23394], Gilbert 1998:44 [ref. 23395], Nelson et al. 2004:73 [ref. 27807], Miller & Robison 2004:132 [ref. 27931], Scharpf 2005:25 [ref. 28940], Page & Burr 2011:191 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:73 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:73 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Nocomis asper Lachner & Jenkins 1971. Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: North America: central U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

bellicus, Nocomis Girard [C. F.] 1856:213 [49] [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 8; ref. 1810] Black Warrior River, near Eutaw, Green County, Alabama, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 25 (orig. 3, now 0, plus 4 pharyngeal arches). Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:48 [ref. 23395]. On p. 49 of separate. •Synonym of Nocomis leptocephalus (Girard 1856), but a valid subspecies -- (Lee et al. 1980:213 [ref. 22416], Stauffer et al. 1995:111 [ref. 23376], Gilbert 1998:48 [ref. 23395], Ross et al. 2001:184 [ref. 25978], Scharpf 2005:25 [ref. 28940], Page & Burr 2011:194 [ref. 31215], Robins et al. 2018:98 [ref. 35886] with 3 subspecies). Current status: Synonym of Nocomis leptocephalus (Girard 1856). Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: Southeastern U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

biguttatus, Semotilus Kirtland [J. P.] 1840:344, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [Boston Journal of Natural History v. 3 (nos 3-4) (art. 10, 17); ref. 18404] Yellow Creek, tributary of the Mahoning River, Upper Ohio River basin, Ohio, U.S.A. No types known. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:49 [ref. 23395]. •Valid as Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland 1840) -- (Lee et al. 1980:211 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:142 [ref. 22186], Robison & Buchanan 1988:195 [ref. 23393], McAllister 1990:60 [ref. 14674], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:85 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:90 [ref. 18983], Baxter & Stone 1995:86 [ref. 23374], Stauffer et al. 1995:108 [ref. 23376], Cross & Collins 1995:79 [ref. 23394], Gilbert 1998:49 [ref. 23395], Scott & Crossman 1998:427 [ref. 24570], Fuller et al. 1999:97 [ref. 25838], Lyons et al. 2000:25 [ref. 26594], Nelson et al. 2004:73 [ref. 27807], Bailey et al. 2004:83 [ref. 27882], Scharpf 2005:25 [ref. 28940], Page & Burr 2011:190 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:73 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:73 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland 1840). Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: North America: southeastern Canada and U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

cyclotis, Ceratichthys Cope [E. D.] 1865:277 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 16; ref. 13927] Michigan, U.S.A. Lectotype: ANSP 2113. Paralectotypes: ANSP 2114-16 (3), 2117 (1); UMMZ 213800-04 (3, 12, 4, 2, 2); NMW 52347 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:74 [ref. 13621], Gilbert 1998:69 [ref. 23395]. Lectotype established by Fowler 1918:34 [ref. 11665]; see also Böhlke 1984:74. •Synonym of Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland 1840) -- (Gilbert 1998:69 [ref. 23395]). Current status: Synonym of Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland 1840). Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

effusus, Nocomis Lachner [E. A.] & Jenkins [R. E.] 1967:560, Figs. 2-4, 5-6 (upper) [Copeia 1967 (no. 3); ref. 7136] Whippoorwill Creek at Lickskillet, near rte 1041 bridge, Cumberland River drainage, Logan County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 231703. Paratypes: INHS 26969 (3), many lots at CUMV, CAS [ex IU], MCZ, TU, UMMZ, USNM. Type catalog: Suttkus 1970:117 [ref. 20861], Bart & Taylor 1993:33-34 [ref. 20906], Sabaj et al. 1997:262 [ref. 23225], Gilbert 1998:74 [ref. 23395]. •Valid as Nocomis effusus Lachner & Jenkins 1967 -- (Lee et al. 1980:212 [ref. 22416], Page & Burr 1991:91 [ref. 18983], Etnier & Starnes 1993:198 [ref. 22809], Gilbert 1998:74 [ref. 23395], Nelson et al. 2004:73 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2005:25 [ref. 28940], Page & Burr 2011:192 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:73 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:73 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Nocomis effusus Lachner & Jenkins 1967. Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: North America: Kentucky and Tennessee (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.

interocularis, Nocomis leptocephalus Lachner [E. A.] & Wiley [M. L.] 1971:6, Pls. 1-2, 4-5; Fig. 3 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 92; ref. 7689] Toxaway River, just below Lake Toxaway dam, Transylvania County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 200757. Paratypes: CUMV, UGAMNH, UF [ex FSU] (15, 2 lots), UMMZ, USNM (90 lots), TU, Univ. of Alabama. Type catalog: Bart & Taylor 1993:34-36 [ref. 20906], Gilbert 1998:96 [ref. 23395]. •Synonym of Nocomis leptocephalus (Girard 1856), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lee et al. 1980:213 [ref. 22416], Stauffer et al. 1995:111 [ref. 23376], Gilbert 1998:96 [ref. 23395], Ross et al. 2001:184 [ref. 25978], Scharpf 2005:25 [ref. 28940], Page & Burr 2011:194 [ref. 31215]). Current status: Synonym of Nocomis leptocephalus (Girard 1856). Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: Southeastern U.S.A. [subspecies interocularis]. Habitat: freshwater.

kentuckiensis, Luxilus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:238 [Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY v. 2 (no. 4); ref. 7310] "Kuntucky" [Ohio River drainage], U.S.A. No types known. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:99 [ref. 23395]. Described as belonging to subgenus Luxilus, but listed as above. Also in Rafinesque 1820:48 [ref. 3592]. •Synonym of Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland 1840) -- (Smith 1986:143 [ref. 22186]). •Unidentifiable -- (Gilbert 1998:99 [ref. 23395]). Current status: Uncertain. Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

leptocephalus, Ceratichthys Girard [C. F.] 1856:213 [49] [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 8; ref. 1810] Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 12 (orig. 5, now 0). Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:102 [ref. 23395]. On p. 49 of separate. •Valid as Nocomis leptocephalus (Girard 1856) -- (Lee et al. 1980:213 [ref. 22416], Page & Burr 1991:92 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:53 [ref. 23239], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:326 [ref. 21581], Warren et al. 1994:132 [ref. 25557], Stauffer et al. 1995:110 [ref. 23376], Mettee et al. 1996:223 [ref. 25836], Gilbert 1998:102 [ref. 23395], Fuller et al. 1999:98 [ref. 25838], Ross et al. 2001:182 [ref. 25978], Nelson et al. 2004:73 [ref. 27807], Boschung & Mayden 2004:212 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2005:25 [ref. 28940] with subspecies, Page & Burr 2011:193 [ref. 31215] with 3 subspecies, Page et al. 2013:73 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:98 [ref. 35886] with 3 subspecies, Bagley et al. 2023:314 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:73 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Nocomis leptocephalus (Girard 1856). Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: North America: southeastern U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

micropogon, Ceratichthys Cope [E. D.] 1865:277 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 16; ref. 13927] Conestoga River, Susquehanna River drainage, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Neotype: USNM 166416. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:83 [ref. 13621], Gilbert 1998:114 [ref. 23395]. Original holotype (ANSP 5061, a hybrid) was set aside and replaced by a neotype, and the name micropogon was placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology (ICZN, Opinion 2002). •See Gilbert 1998:114 [ref. 23395] with status as a hybrid. •Valid as Nocomis micropogon (Cope 1865) -- (Lee et al. 1980:215 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:144 [ref. 22186], McAllister 1990:60 [ref. 14674], Page & Burr 1991:91 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:53 [ref. 23239], Etnier & Starnes 1993:198 [ref. 22809], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:321 [ref. 21581], Stauffer et al. 1995:113 [ref. 23376], Burr et al. 1996:169 [ref. 41506], Mettee et al. 1996:225 [ref. 25836], Scott & Crossman 1998:431 [ref. 24570], Fuller et al. 1999:99 [ref. 25838], Nelson et al. 2004:73 [ref. 27807], Bailey et al. 2004:84 [ref. 27882], Boschung & Mayden 2004:214 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2005:25 [ref. 28940], Page & Burr 2011:192 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:73 [ref. 32708], Bagley et al. 2023:314 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:73 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Nocomis micropogon (Cope 1865). Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: Eastern North America: eastern U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

nebracensis, Nocomis Girard [C. F.] 1856:190 [26] [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 8; ref. 1810] Sweetwater River, a tributary of Platte River or Nebraska River, Nebraska or Wyoming, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 48 (3, plus 1 pair pharyngeal arches as #2661). Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:118 [ref. 23395]. On p. 26 of separate. •Synonym of Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland 1840) -- (Gilbert 1998:118 [ref. 23395], Gilbert 1998:118 [ref. 23395]). Current status: Synonym of Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland 1840). Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.

platyrhynchus, Nocomis Lachner [E. A.] & Jenkins [R. E.] 1971:37, Figs. 7, 10, 11, 16 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 85; ref. 7687] Big Walker Creek, tributary of New River, .25 road miles west of Bland-Giles county line, Bland County, Virginia, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 194817. Paratypes: CUMV (8 lots); DU (4 lots); NLU 5696 (3); TU (1 lot); UMMZ 95253 (1), 139446 (3), 147552 (11), 165439 (34); UR (1 lot); USNM (27 lots); additional materials at CUMV, UMMZ and USNM. Type catalog: Bart & Taylor 1993:36 [ref. 20906], Gilbert 1998:133 [ref. 23395]. •Valid as Nocomis platyrhynchus Lachner & Jenkins 1971 -- (Lee et al. 1980:217 [ref. 22416], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:319 [ref. 21581], Stauffer et al. 1995:114 [ref. 23376], Gilbert 1998:133 [ref. 23395], Nelson et al. 2004:73 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2005:25 [ref. 28940], Page & Burr 2011:193 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:73 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:73 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Nocomis platyrhynchus Lachner & Jenkins 1971. Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: Eastern North America: West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina (eastern U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.

raneyi, Nocomis Lachner [E. A.] & Jenkins [R. E.] 1971:17, Figs. 7, 9, 10-17 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 85; ref. 7687] Craig Creek, 2.2 road miles southwest of Newcastle, at first bridge on rt. 311, Craig County, Virginia, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 194633. Paratypes: CUMV (9 lots); NLU 5691 (6); 0SUMZ (1 lot); TU (1 lot); UMMZ 181431 (3), 181433-34 (3, 3), 181803 (1); UR (3 lots); USNM 194266 (5); USNM (52 lots); additional material at CUMV, DU, TU, UMMZ and USNM. Type catalog: Bart & Taylor 1993:36 [ref. 20906], Gilbert 1998:139 [ref. 23395]. •Valid as Nocomis raneyi Lachner & Jenkins 1971 -- (Lee et al. 1980:218 [ref. 22416], Page & Burr 1991:92 [ref. 18983], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:324 [ref. 21581], Gilbert 1998:139 [ref. 23395], Fuller et al. 1999:99 [ref. 25838], Nelson et al. 2004:73 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2005:26 [ref. 28940], Page & Burr 2011:193 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:73 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:73 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Nocomis raneyi Lachner & Jenkins 1971. Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: Eastern North America: Virginia and North Carolina (eastern U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.

stigmaticus, Ceratichthys Cope [E. D.] 1865:278 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 16; ref. 13927] Grosse Isle, Wayne County, Michigan, U.S.A. Syntypes: ANSP 5625-35 (11), UMMZ 213805 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:92 [ref. 13621], Gilbert 1998:151 [ref. 23395]. •Synonym of Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland 1840) -- (Gilbert 1998:151 [ref. 23395]). Current status: Synonym of Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland 1840). Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.


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