albater, Noturus Taylor [W. R.] 1969:144, Pls. 4 (fig. 4), 11 (fig. 2) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282; ref. 6555] White River at Forsyth, on state highway M80, Taney County, Missouri, U.S.A. Holotype: UMMZ 151171. Paratypes: ANSP (1); BMNH [ex FMNH] 1898.12.29.178 (1); CUMV (109 in 20 lots); FMNH 1623 (4); INHS 26970 (3); KU (44 in 13 lots); CAS-SU 1170 (3); TU (203 in 9 lots); UMKC (4); UMMZ (98 in 27 lots), USNM (62 in 6 lots). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:115 [ref. 13621], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:61 [ref. 12367], Burgess 1989:34 [ref. 12860], Ferraris & Vari 1992:18 [ref. 19771], Bart & Taylor 1993:45 [ref. 20906], Sabaj et al. 1997:269 [ref. 23225], Ferraris 2007:211 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Noturus albater Taylor 1969 -- (Lee et al. 1980:448 [ref. 22416], Robison & Buchanan 1988:298 [ref. 23393], Page & Burr 1991:204 [ref. 18983], Gilbert 1998:207 [ref. 23395], Nelson et al. 2004:81 [ref. 27807], Egge & Simons 2006:582 [ref. 28856], Scharpf 2006:16 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:211 [ref. 29155], Page & Burr 2011:359 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:84 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:79 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Noturus albater Taylor 1969. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Eastern North America: Missouri and Arkansas (southern-central U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.