melanops, Catostomus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:304 [302 on page] [Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY v. 2 (no. 5); ref. 5006] Falls of Ohio River, at Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A. No types known. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:192 [ref. 23395]. Described as belonging to subgenus Teretulus, but listed as above. Also in Rafinesque 1820:57 [ref. 3592]. Original genus misspelled Cotostomus In Ich. Ohiensis. Misspelled melanopsis by Kirtland 1838:169, 193 [ref. 18399]. •Valid as Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque 1820) -- (Lee et al. 1980:408 [ref. 22416], Robison & Buchanan 1988:274 [ref. 23393], McAllister 1990:56 [ref. 14674], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:113 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:178 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:62 [ref. 23239], Etnier & Starnes 1993:282 [ref. 22809], Warren et al. 1994:132 [ref. 25557], Knight & Hastings 1994:149 [ref. 25560], Stauffer et al. 1995:192 [ref. 23376], Cross & Collins 1995:131 [ref. 23394], Mettee et al. 1996:355 [ref. 25836], Gilbert 1998:192 [ref. 23395], Scott & Crossman 1998:561 [ref. 24570], Fuller et al. 1999:171 [ref. 25838], Lyons et al. 2000:34 [ref. 26594], Ross et al. 2001:279 [ref. 25978], Nelson et al. 2004:79 [ref. 27807], Bailey et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27882], Miller & Robison 2004:212 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:308 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2006:10 [ref. 30386], Page & Burr 2011:320 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:80 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:134 [ref. 35886], Bagley et al. 2023:315 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:64 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque 1820). Catostomidae: Catostominae. Distribution: North America: Great Lakes to southeastern U.S.A. and Gulf states (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.