bellator, Etheostoma Suttkus [R. D.] & Bailey [R. M.] 1993:18, Figs. 2-5, 9-10 [Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany v. 29 (no. 1); ref. 20905] Murphy Creek along U.S. highway 31, 2.0 miles southwest of Blount Springs, Blount County, Alabama, U.S.A. Holotype: TU 162448. Paratypes: ANSP 169685 (2); CUMV 73645 (2); TU 62656 (73), 77091 (155), 89606 (89), 125438 (13), 151827 (175), 151837 (70), 162665 (2), 162671 (4), 163053 (21); UIAC 10507.01 (4); UF 92634 (4); UMMZ 88848-49 (1, 43), 168582 (2), 168592 (1), 177736 (30), 221367-68 (6, 4); USNM 36736 (8), 166003 (27), 166360 (32), 324502 (4); UT 91.4203 (4). •Valid as Etheostoma bellator Suttkus & Bailey 1993 -- (Mettee et al. 1996:587 [ref. 25836], Powers & Mayden 2003:578 [ref. 27129], Nelson et al. 2004:132 [ref. 27807], Boschung & Mayden 2004:509 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2008:21 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:559 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:136 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2013:136 [ref. 32708], Stephens et al. 2014:544 [ref. 33552]). Current status: Valid as Etheostoma bellator Suttkus & Bailey 1993. Percidae: Etheostomatinae. Distribution: Alabama, U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.