cercostigma, Cyprinella Cope [E. D.] 1868:157 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 19; ref. 7316] Pearl River at Monticello, Lawrence County, Mississippi, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM (4, not found). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:72 [ref. 13621], Gilbert 1998:58 [ref. 23395]. •Synonym of Notropis venustus (Girard 1856), but a valid subspecies -- (Gibbs 1957:189 [ref. 21244], Gilbert 1978:35 [ref. 7042], Lee et al. 1980:321 [ref. 22416], Robison & Buchanan 1988:239 [ref. 23393]). •Synonym of Cyprinella venusta Girard 1856 -- (Mayden 1989:77 [ref. 12555]). •Synonym of Cyprinella venusta Girard 1856, but a valid subspecies -- (Gilbert 1998:58 [ref. 23395], Ross et al. 2001:150 [ref. 25978], Scharpf 2005:14 [ref. 28940], Page & Burr 2011:239 [ref. 31215], Robins et al. 2018:84 [ref. 35886] with 3 subspecies). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinella venusta Girard 1856. Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae. Distribution: Gulf drainages east of the Mississippi River [subspecies cercostigma]. Habitat: freshwater.