bellus, Minnilus Hay [O. P.] 1881:510 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 3 (no. 179); ref. 2053] Cataba Creek and tributaries, Artesia, Lowndes County, Mississippi, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 27426. Paralectotypes: (35) CAS-SU 756 (6), 2526 (1); USNM 203332 [ex USNM 27426] (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:34 [ref. 12291], Gilbert 1978:29 [ref. 7042], Gilbert 1998:48 [ref. 23395]. Lectotype selected by Snelson 1972:20 [ref. 12386]. •Valid as Notropis bellus (Hay 1881) -- (Gilbert 1978:29 [ref. 7042], Lee et al. 1980:237 [ref. 22416], Stein et al. 1985:154 [ref. 22486]). •Valid as Lythrurus bellus (Hay 1881) -- (Page & Burr 1991:117 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:51 [ref. 23239], Mettee et al. 1996:211 [ref. 25836], Gilbert 1998:48 [ref. 23395], Ross et al. 2001:166 [ref. 25978], Nelson et al. 2004:72 [ref. 27807], Boschung & Mayden 2004:200 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2005:23 [ref. 28940], Page & Burr 2011:229 [ref. 31215] with 2 subspecies, Page et al. 2013:72 [ref. 32708], Stout et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39738], Bagley et al. 2023:314 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:72 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lythrurus bellus (Hay 1881). Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: Eastern North America: eastern U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.