okefenokee, Elassoma Böhlke [J. E.] 1956:2, Fig. 1A [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 294; ref. 12179] Kettle Creek, tributary of Satilla River, near Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, U.S.A. Holotype: ANSP 74640. Paratypes: ANSP 74641-42 (5, 4), 74643 (1, c&s), 74644 (11), 74645 (2, stained). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:39 [ref. 13621], Gilbert 1998:254 [ref. 23395]. See also Boschung 1992:111 [ref. 23239]. Elassoma orlandicum Lönnberg 1894 is a senior synonym of E. okefenokee Böhlke 1956, but it has not been used as a valid name after 1899, so prevailing usage is maintained -- (see Gilbert 2004:2 [ref. 27602]). •Valid as Elassoma okefenokee Böhlke 1956 -- (Lee et al. 1980:585 [ref. 22416], Page & Burr 1991:257 [ref. 18983], Mayden 1993:10 [ref. 21162], Gilbert 1998:254 [ref. 23395], Jones & Quattro 1999:470 [ref. 23804], Quattro et al. 2001:514 [ref. 25237], Echelle & Echelle 2002:84 [ref. 27834], Gilbert 2004:2 [ref. 27602], Nelson et al. 2004:151 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2009:3 [ref. 30400], Snelson et al. 2010:128 [ref. 30727], Page & Burr 2011:605 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:155 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:306 [ref. 35886], Page et al. 2023:172 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Elassoma okefenokee Böhlke 1956. Elassomatidae. Distribution: Eastern North America: Georgia and Florida (southeastern U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.