alabamae, Elassoma Mayden [R. L.] 1993:2, Fig. 1a-b [Alabama Museum of Natural History Bulletin No. 16; ref. 21162] Moss Spring run into Beaverdam creek, 1.4 mile north of Greenbriar, Tennessee River drainage, Limestone County, Alabama, U.S.A. Holotype: UAIC 10275.01. Paratypes: INHS 28324 (10); SIUC 20342 (10); TU 165003 (10); UAIC 4129.04 (36), 4606.01 (5), 4923.11 (13), USNM 218407 (14 + 3 c&s), 243805 (20); UT 90.92 (5). Additional material: AUM 23966 (13); UAIC 8799.02 (1 + 5 c&s); UT 90.260 (5). Type catalog: Sabaj et al. 1997:285 [ref. 23225], Gilbert 1998:254 [ref. 23395]. •Valid as Elassoma alabamae Mayden 1993 -- (Mettee et al. 1996:509 [ref. 25836], Gilbert 1998:254 [ref. 23395], Jones & Quattro 1999:470 [ref. 23804], Quattro et al. 2001:514 [ref. 25237], Echelle & Echelle 2002:84 [ref. 27834], Gilbert 2004:1 [ref. 27602], Nelson et al. 2004:151 [ref. 27807], Boschung & Mayden 2004:614 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2009:2 [ref. 30400], Page & Burr 2011:604 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:155 [ref. 32708], Bagley et al. 2023:323 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:172 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Elassoma alabamae Mayden 1993. Elassomatidae. Distribution: Eastern North America: endemic to Moss Spring and (historically) adjacent springs in middle Tennessee River drainage, Alabama (eastern U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.