spilopterus, Photogenis Cope [E. D.] 1867:378 [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 13 (pt 3) (art. 13); ref. 910] St. Josephs River, southwestern Michigan, U.S.A. Holotype or lectotype: ANSP 22901 (1). Type catalog: Gilbert 1978:81 [ref. 7042], Böhlke 1984:91 [ref. 13621], Gilbert 1998:149-150 [ref. 23395]. Also appeared as Leuciscus spilopterus Cope in Günther 1868:254 [ref. 1990]. Lectotype not designated by Gibbs 1957:193 [ref. 12065]; see Gilbert 1998:149-150 [ref. 23395]; apparently 1 specimen originally. •Valid as Notropis spilopterus (Cope 1867) -- (Gibbs 1957:191 [ref. 12065], Gilbert 1978:81 [ref. 7042], Lee et al. 1980:312 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:180 [ref. 22186], Schaefer & Cavender 1986:122 [ref. 22457], Robison & Buchanan 1988:232 [ref. 23393], McAllister 1990:63 [ref. 14674], Scott & Crossman 1998:466 [ref. 24570]). •Valid as Cyprinella spiloptera (Cope 1867) -- (Mayden 1989:66 [ref. 12555], Page & Burr 1991:120 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:47 [ref. 23239], Etnier & Starnes 1993:155 [ref. 22809], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:365 [ref. 21581], Stauffer et al. 1995:71 [ref. 23376], Cross & Collins 1995:58 [ref. 23394], Mettee et al. 1996:171 [ref. 25836], Murdy et al. 1997:87 [ref. 23144], Gilbert 1998:150 [ref. 23395], Briolay et al. 1998:101 [ref. 25586], Fuller et al. 1999:65 [ref. 25838], Lyons et al. 2000:23 [ref. 26594], Ross et al. 2001:144 [ref. 25978], Nelson et al. 2004:69 [ref. 27807], Bailey et al. 2004:75 [ref. 27882], Miller & Robison 2004:94 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:171 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2005:14 [ref. 28940], Schönhuth & Mayden 2009:78 [ref. 38584], Page & Burr 2011:236 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:70 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:69 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Cyprinella spiloptera (Cope 1867). Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: North America: northeastern U.S.A. and southeastern Canada. Habitat: freshwater.