okatie, Elassoma Rohde [F. C.] & Arndt [R. G.] 1987:77, Figs. 3a, 3b [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 139; ref. 13524] Roadside ditch on U.S. highway. 17, 3.5 kilometers south of Switzerland, Jasper County, South Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype: ANSP 158483. Paratypes: ANSP 150052 (34), 158484 (71), 158485 (22); MCZ 62125 (24), 62129 (4), 64294 (4, c&s); TU 144146 (11); UF 44428 (10); UMMZ 213589 (7); USNM 279323 (32). Type catalog: Bart & Taylor 1993:55 [ref. 20906], Gilbert 1998:254 [ref. 23395]. •Valid as Elassoma okatie Rohde & Arndt 1987 -- (Page & Burr 1991:257 [ref. 18983], Mayden 1993:10 [ref. 21162], Gilbert 1998:254 [ref. 23395], Jones & Quattro 1999:470 [ref. 23804], Quattro et al. 2001:514 [ref. 25237], Gilbert 2004:2 [ref. 27602], Nelson et al. 2004:151 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2009:3 [ref. 30400], Page et al. 2013:155 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:172 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Elassoma okatie Rohde & Arndt 1987. Elassomatidae. Distribution: Eastern North America: Edisto and Savannah river drainages, South Carolina (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.