nigripinne, Etheostoma Braasch [M. E.] & Mayden [R. L.] 1985:28, Figs. 2e, 3e, 10 (bottom), 11 [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas No. 119; ref. 6874] Pikes Peak Branch, 1.6 kilometers west of Tennessee Route 20 bridge, Decatur County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Holotype: KU 20000. Paratypes: INHS 68092 (7); KU 20893-95 (7, 2, 7); SIUC 9718 (3); TU 139110 (3); UAIC [ = ALA] 7712.01 (2); UMMZ 212481 (7); USNM 268083 (7); UT 91.2768 (7); plus non-type material. Type catalog: Bart & Taylor 1993:60 [ref. 20906], Sabaj et al. 1997:281-282 [ref. 23225]. •Valid as Etheostoma nigripinne Braasch & Mayden 1985 -- (Page & Burr 1991:319 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:119 [ref. 23239], Page et al. 1992:634 [ref. 19865], Etnier & Starnes 1993:508 [ref. 22809], Mettee et al. 1996:649 [ref. 25836], Ross et al. 2001:476 [ref. 25978], Nelson et al. 2004:134 [ref. 27807], Boschung & Mayden 2004:546 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2008:28 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:588 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:138 [ref. 32708], Bagley et al. 2023:321 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:200 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Etheostoma nigripinne Braasch & Mayden 1985. Percidae: Etheostomatinae. Distribution: North America: Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi (eastrn-central U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.