brevicauda, Percina Suttkus [R. D.] & Bart [H. L., Jr.] in Suttkus, Thompson & Bart 1994:20, Figs. 3, 6-8 [Occasional Papers Tulane University Museum of Natural History No. 4; ref. 21916] Cahaba River, tributary to Alabama River at Alabama highway 52, 3.2 miles west of Helena, Shelby County, Alabama, U.S.A. Holotype: TU 101393. Paratypes: ANSP 171100 (4); AUM 2570 (13), 17060 (2), 17541 (6), 18461 (5), 21192-93 (31, 17); CUMV 73970 (5); GSA 4537.14 (6); 4544.13 (4), 5152.17 (2), 5197.14 (1), 5277.18 (1); INHS 32132 (4); KU 23215 (4); MCZ 102025 (4); OSUM 77214 (4); TU (many lots); UAIC [6366 (3)], 10882.01 (4); UF 95411 (4); UMMZ 224803 (5), 224084 (5); UT 91.4440 (5); USNM 327767 (4). Plus additional material. Type catalog: Sabaj et al. 1997:279 [ref. 23225]. •Valid as Percina brevicauda Suttkus & Bart 1994 -- (Mettee et al. 1996:697 [ref. 25836], Ross et al. 2001:500 [ref. 25978], Nelson et al. 2004:136 [ref. 27807], Boschung & Mayden 2004:579 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2008:36 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:522 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:141 [ref. 32708], Bagley et al. 2023:321 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:203 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Percina brevicauda Suttkus & Bart 1994. Percidae: Etheostomatinae. Distribution: North America: Alabama (U.S.A.) endemic. IUCN (2013): Endangered. Habitat: freshwater.