phytophilum, Etheostoma Bart [H. L., Jr.] & Taylor [M. S.] 1999:27, Figs. 2a-b [Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany v. 31 (no. 1); ref. 24150] Spring run tributary to tributary to Turkey Creek along Alabama highway 79, Pinson, Jefferson County, Alabama, U.S.A. Holotype: TU 187503. Paratypes: ANSP 177501 (1); AUM 18747 (1), 21148 (1), 21155 (2), 27017 (orig. 17, now 5); INHS 48900 (2); TU 60078 (1), 176230 (3); UF 110739 (2); UAIC 1295.01 (1), 11064.01 (2); UMMZ 234787 (2); USNM 351328 (2). •Valid as Etheostoma phytophilum Bart & Taylor 1999 -- (Nelson et al. 2004:135 [ref. 27807], Boschung & Mayden 2004:551 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2008:30 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:574 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:139 [ref. 32708], Bagley et al. 2023:321 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:200 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Etheostoma phytophilum Bart & Taylor 1999. Percidae: Etheostomatinae. Distribution: Eastern North America: Alabama (U.S.A.) endemic. IUCN (2013): Endangered. Habitat: freshwater.