mekistocholas, Notropis Snelson [F. F., Jr.] 1971:451, Figs. 1A-B, 2A-B [Copeia 1971 (no. 3); ref. 7704] Rocky River, N.C. highway 902 bridge, Cape Fear River drainage, Chatham County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 205299 [ex NCSM 4928]. Paratypes: CUMV 64397 (7), TU 63272 (7), UF 17303 (7), UMMZ 197680 (7, 2 c&s), USNM 205300 (8). Other material: NCSM (11 lots, 180 specimens). Type catalog: Gilbert 1974:113 [ref. 21035], Gilbert 1978:61 [ref. 7042], Bart & Taylor 1993:43 [ref. 20906], Gilbert 1998:112 [ref. 23395]. •Valid as Miniellus mekistocholas (Snelson 1971) -- (Page et al. 2023:73 [ref. 40505]). •Valid as Notropis mekistocholas Snelson 1971 -- (Gilbert 1978:61 [ref. 7042], Lee et al. 1980:287 [ref. 22416], Page & Burr 1991:152 [ref. 18983], Warren et al. 1994:879 [ref. 22062], Gilbert 1998:112 [ref. 23395], Nelson et al. 2004:75 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2005:30 [ref. 28940], Page & Burr 2011:285 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:75 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Notropis mekistocholas Snelson 1971. Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: Eastern North America: North Carolina (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.