kusha, Percina Williams [J. D.] & Burkhead [N. M.] in Williams, Neely, Walsh & Burkhead 2007:4, Fig. 2a [Zootaxa No. 1549; ref. 29253] Conasauga River at mouth of Minnewauga Creek, 9.6 air kilometers south-southwest of the center of Bueton, 35°00'18"N, 34°[sic = 84°]41'28"W, Polk County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Holotype: UF 110303. Paratypes: many at ANSP, GMNH, INHS, NCSM, TU, UAIC, UF, UT, and USNM. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Percina kusha Williams & Burkhead 2007 -- (Scharpf 2008:38 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:514 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:141 [ref. 32708], Near et al. 2021:32 [ref. 38235], Bagley et al. 2023:322 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:203 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Percina kusha Williams & Burkhead 2007. Percidae: Etheostomatinae. Distribution: North America: Conasauga and Coosawattee River drainages, Tennessee and Georgia (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.