megalops, Alburnus Girard [C. F.] 1856:193 [29] [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 8; ref. 1810] San Felipe Creek, near Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas, U.S.A. Lectotype: MCZ 1682. Paralectotypes: ANSP 3246 [ex USNM 69] (1); MCZ 171862 [ex USNM 69] (1); MNHN 0000-0364 [ex USNM 69] (2); USNM 69 (orig. 20, now 0), ?36529 [?ex USNM 69] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:83 [ref. 13621], Gilbert 1998:111 [ref. 23395]. On p. 29 of separate. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Notropis by Cyprinus megalops Rafinesque 1817, replaced by Notropis swaini Jordan and Gilbert 1885 (but not recognized). Lectotype selected by Conway & Kim 2016:329 [ref. 34355]. •Synonym of Notropis amabilis (Girard 1856) -- (Gilbert 1978:60 [ref. 7042], Gilbert 1998:111 [ref. 23395]). •Valid as Notropis megalops (Girard 1856) -- (Conway & Kim 2016:319 [ref. 34355], Page et al. 2023:74 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Notropis megalops (Girard 1856). Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Texas and northern Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.