whipplii, Boleichthys Girard [C. F.] 1859:103 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 27409] Coal Creek, tributary of Arkansas River, eastern Oklahoma, U.S.A. Syntypes: MCZ 24569 [ex USNM 1333 and MCZ 41] (1). Type catalog: Collette & Knapp 1967:13 [ref. 20211]. The original spelling whipplii is an acceptable spelling, but based on Art. 33.2.3.1 of the Code, the spelling whipplei can be retained. •Valid as Etheostoma whipplei [rarely as whipplii] (Girard 1859) -- (Lee et al. 1980:709 [ref. 22416], Page 1983:121 [ref. 22189], Retzer et al. 1986:631 [ref. 22453], Robison & Buchanan 1988:442 [ref. 23393], Page & Burr 1991:312 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:121 [ref. 23239], Warren et al. 1994:133 [ref. 25557], Knight & Hastings 1994:150 [ref. 25560], Cross & Collins 1995:232 [ref. 23394], Mettee et al. 1996:681 [ref. 25836], Piller et al. 2001:804 [ref. 25456], Nelson et al. 2004:136 [ref. 27807], Miller & Robison 2004:376 [ref. 27931], Scharpf 2008:35 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:574 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:140 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Etheostoma whipplei (Girard 1859). Percidae: Etheostomatinae. Distribution: South-central U.S.A.: Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Habitat: freshwater.