plebeius, Catostomus Baird [S. F.] & Girard [C. F.] 1854:28 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 168] Rio Mimbres, [near Deming, Luna County], tributary of Gila River, New Mexico, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 168 (plus 2 pharyngeal arches of 4). Paralectotypes: ANSP 6786 (1); MCZ 2263 [ex USNM 168] (2), 18290 [ex USNM 2263] (2); MNHN 0000-0423 [ex USNM 168] (1); UMMZ (lost); USNM 196398 [ex USNM 168] (7, now 5). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:36 [ref. 13621], Gilbert 1998:196 [ref. 23395]. Lectotype selected by Smith 1966:47 [ref. 21398]. •Valid as Catostomus plebeius Baird & Girard 1854 -- (Smith 1966:47 [ref. 21398], Lee et al. 1980:387 [ref. 22416], Crabtree & Buth 1987:843 [ref. 6770], Page & Burr 1991:176 [ref. 18983], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:22 [ref. 22290], Fuller et al. 1999:165 [ref. 25838], Calamusso et al. 2002:182 [ref. 26141], Nelson et al. 2004:78 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:148 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2006:7 [ref. 30386], Page & Burr 2011:318 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:79 [ref. 32708], Smith et al. 2013:3,15 [ref. 32735], Bangs et al. 2018:4 [ref. 37913]). •Valid as Pantosteus plebeius (Baird & Girard 1854) -- (Minckley & Marsh 2009:205, 216 [ref. 31114], Unmack et al. 2014:9 [ref. 36004], Bagley et al. 2018:25 [ref. 36001], Corona-Santiago et al. 2018:[3] [ref. 39219], Turner et al. 2019:396 [ref. 36936], Page et al. 2023:65 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:160 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Pantosteus plebeius (Baird & Girard 1854). Catostomidae: Catostominae. Distribution: North America: Grande, Guzman, Conchos, and Yaqui River drainages, Rio Grande basin (western U.S.A.), and Pacific coastal drainages (northern Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.