rufilineatus, Poecilichthys Cope [E. D.] 1870:267 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11 (for 7 Jan. 1870); ref. 14127] Warm Springs Creek, tributary of French Broad River, Madison County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Lectotype: ANSP 13791. Paralectotypes: ANSP 13792-97 (6). Type catalog: Collette & Knapp 1967:66 [ref. 20211], Böhlke 1984:139 [ref. 13621]. Lectotype established and illustrated by Fowler 1907:525, Fig. 9 [ref. 1375]. •Valid as Etheostoma rufilineatum (Cope 1870) -- (Lee et al. 1980:687 [ref. 22416], Kuehne & Barbour 1983:121 [ref. 38055], Page 1983:101 [ref. 22189], Page & Burr 1991:304 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:120 [ref. 23239], Etnier & Starnes 1993:519 [ref. 22809], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:860 [ref. 21581], Wood 1996:300 [ref. 22394], Mettee et al. 1996:661 [ref. 25836], Ross et al. 2001:486 [ref. 25978], Nelson et al. 2004:135 [ref. 27807], Boschung & Mayden 2004:554 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2008:31 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:562 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:139 [ref. 32708], Stephens et al. 2014:544 [ref. 33552]). Current status: Valid as Etheostoma rufilineatum (Cope 1870). Percidae: Etheostomatinae. Distribution: North America: Kentucky, Tennessee and surrounding states (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.