Species that contain: Cottus and carolinae [ 3 ] records

carolinae, Potamocottus Gill [T. N.] 1861:41 [Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v. 8 (1861-1862); ref. 1785] Maysville, Kentucky, U.S.A. Syntypes: MCZ 33438 (1), USNM 2859 (lost). •Valid as Cottus carolinae (Gill 1861) -- (Lee et al. 1980:807 [ref. 22416], Robison & Buchanan 1988:476 [ref. 23393], Page & Burr 1991:246 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:102 [ref. 23239], Etnier & Starnes 1993:386 [ref. 22809], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:665 [ref. 21581], Stauffer et al. 1995:251 [ref. 23376], Cross & Collins 1995:183 [ref. 23394], Mettee et al. 1996:493 [ref. 25836], Ross et al. 2001:390 [ref. 25978], Nelson et al. 2004:119 [ref. 27807], Miller & Robison 2004:284 [ref. 27931], Robins 2005:4 [ref. 28230], Proudlove 2006:189 [ref. 28992], Neely et al. 2007:651 [ref. 29262] as "c. carolinae", Scharpf 2008:8 [ref. 30399] with subspecies and remarks, Kinziger & Wood 2010:59 [ref. 30701], Page & Burr 2011:470 [ref. 31215] with 3 subspecies, Adams et al. 2013:491 [ref. 32429], Page et al. 2013:122 [ref. 32708],. Goto et al. 2014:[10] [ref. 33456]). Current status: Valid as Cottus carolinae (Gill 1861). Cottidae. Distribution: Eastern U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

infernatis, Cottus carolinae Williams [J. D.] & Robins [C. R.] 1970:371, Fig. 1 [American Midland Naturalist v. 83 (no. 2); ref. 7791] Chewacla Creek, Chewacla State Park, about 3 miles south of Auburn, Lower Alabama river system, Lee County, Alabama, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 203762. Paratypes: CUMV 53321 (4); TU 32497 (5); UAIC 1237 (4), 2118 (3); UMMZ 111208 (5); USNM 20078 (4), 203336-39 (1, 1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Bart & Taylor 1993:66-67 [ref. 20906]. •Synonym of Cottus carolinae (Gill 1861) -- (Lee et al. 1980:807 [ref. 22416], Robison & Buchanan 1988:476 [ref. 23393]). •Synonym of Cottus carolinae (Gill 1861), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Boschung & Mayden 2004:423 [ref. 27995] as infernatus, Neely et al. 2007:651 [ref. 29262] as inferenatus, Scharpf 2008:8 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:470 [ref. 31215]). Current status: Synonym of Cottus carolinae (Gill 1861). Cottidae. Distribution: Alabama, U.S.A. [subspecies infernatis]. Habitat: freshwater.

zopherus, Potamocottus Jordan [D. S.] 1877:320 [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 11 (nos 11-12) (art. 29); ref. 2373] Small tributaries of the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers near Rome, Georgia, U.S.A. Syntypes: BMNH 1880.1.21.18 (1); MCZ 24377 (1); MNHN A-1295 (1); USNM 17877 (7), 329282 [ex Butler Univ. 379] (6). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:54 [ref. 20738]. •Synonym of Cottus carolinae (Gill 1861) -- (Lee et al. 1980:807 [ref. 22416], Robison & Buchanan 1988:476 [ref. 23393]). •Synonym of Cottus carolinae (Gill 1861), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Boschung & Mayden 2004:424 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2008:8 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:470 [ref. 31215]). Current status: Synonym of Cottus carolinae (Gill 1861). Cottidae. Distribution: Southeastern U.S.A.: Alabama and Georgia [subspecies zopherus]. Habitat: freshwater.