gymnocephala, Percina Beckham [E. C.] 1980:1, Fig. 1 [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University No. 57; ref. 5464] South Fork of New River at crossing of county road 1181, Ashe County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype: TU 106911. Paratypes: INHS 27291 (2); TU 70059 (3), 70102 (12), 71144 (3), 105084 (2), 105124 (1), 105137 (3), 106912 (2); UAIC 4421.01 (4); UMMZ 203834 (4); USNM 194774 (2); UT 91.1860 (4). Plus additional material. Type catalog: Bart & Taylor 1993:63-64 [ref. 20906], Sabaj et al. 1997:281 [ref. 23225]. •Valid as Percina gymnocephala Beckham 1980 -- (Kuehne & Barbour 1983:36 [ref. 38055], Page 1983:39 [ref. 22189], Page & Burr 1991:279 [ref. 18983], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:798 [ref. 21581], Stauffer et al. 1995:324 [ref. 23376], Nelson et al. 2004:137 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2008:38 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:517 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:141 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Percina gymnocephala Beckham 1980. Percidae: Etheostomatinae. Distribution: North America: West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina (eastern U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.