oculatus, Lepidosteus (Cylindrosteus) Winchell [A.] 1864:183 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 14182] Duck Lake, Calhoun County, Michigan, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): UMMZ 55062 (stuffed). •Valid as Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864 -- (Wiley 1976:58 [ref. 7091], Lee et al. 1980:48 [ref. 22416], Warren Jr. & Cicerello 1982:2 [ref. 40469], Smith 1986:54 [ref. 22186], Robison & Buchanan 1988:91 [ref. 23393], McAllister 1990:42 [ref. 14674], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:25 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:30 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:29 [ref. 23239], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:8 [ref. 22290], Etnier & Starnes 1993:111 [ref. 22809], Warren et al. 1994:132 [ref. 25557], Knight & Hastings 1994:149 [ref. 25560], Cross & Collins 1995:31 [ref. 23394], Mettee et al. 1996:91 [ref. 25836], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:202 [ref. 23897], Scott & Crossman 1998:103 [ref. 24570], Fuller et al. 1999:25 [ref. 25838] as cf. oculatus, Ross et al. 2001:87 [ref. 25978], Wiley 2003:677 [ref. 26988], Bowler 2003:42 [ref. 27453], Nelson et al. 2004:58 [ref. 27807], Bailey et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27882], Miller & Robison 2004:54 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:117 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2005:8 [ref. 28940], Miller 2006:84 [ref. 28615], Grande 2010:187 [ref. 31167], Page et al. 2013:58 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:47 [ref. 35886], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:251 [ref. 37108], Bagley et al. 2023:312 [ref. 41241], Chan et al. 2023:133 [ref. 40365], Page et al. 2023:49 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:108 [ref. 41622], Sinopoli et al. 2024:141 [ref. 40953]). Current status: Valid as Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864. Lepisosteidae. Distribution: North America: eastern U.S.A. south to northeastern Mexico. Introduced in Italy and Hong Kong (China). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.