variata, Etheostoma Kirtland [J. P.] 1840:274 [Boston Journal of Natural History v. 3 (nos 1-2) (art. 3); ref. 18403] Mahoning River, tributary to Big Bear and Ohio rivers, Ohio, U.S.A. No types known. Type catalog: Collette & Knapp 1967:42 [ref. 20211]. Appeared first without distinguishing features in Kirtland 1838:168, 192 [ref. 18399]. •Valid as Etheostoma variatum Kirtland 1840 -- (Lee et al. 1980:706 [ref. 22416], Kuehne & Barbour 1983:86 [ref. 38055], Page 1983:63 [ref. 22189], Smith 1986:333 [ref. 22186], Burkhead & Jenkins 1991:388 [ref. 21804], Page & Burr 1991:297 [ref. 18983], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:823 [ref. 21581], Stauffer et al. 1995:315 [ref. 23376], Switzer & Wood 2002:450 [ref. 26023], Nelson et al. 2004:136 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2008:34 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:548 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:140 [ref. 32708], Stephens et al. 2014:545 [ref. 33552], Page et al. 2023:202 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Etheostoma variatum Kirtland 1840. Percidae: Etheostomatinae. Distribution: North America: New York south to Virginia (eastern U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.