elegans, Noturus Taylor [W. R.] 1969:150, Pls. 4 (figs. 5-6), 12. [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282; ref. 6555] Fallen Timber Creek, 8 miles southeast of Glasgow, at state highway 90, Barren County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Holotype: UMMZ 167597. Paratypes: CUMV 37616 (1), 45997 (1); KU 7078 (1); TU 19390 (12), 19460 (16); UL (77 in 6 lots); UMMZ (128 in 10 lots); USNM (49 in 10 lots). Type catalog: Suttkus 1970:122 [ref. 20861], Ferraris & Vari 1992:19 [ref. 19771], Bart & Taylor 1993:45 [ref. 20906], Gilbert 1998:212 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:212 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Noturus elegans Taylor 1969 -- (Lee et al. 1980:450 [ref. 22416], Burgess 1989:34 [ref. 12860], Page & Burr 1991:204 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:65 [ref. 23239], Etnier & Starnes 1993:312 [ref. 22809], Mettee et al. 1996:393 [ref. 25836], Gilbert 1998:212 [ref. 23395], Nelson et al. 2004:81 [ref. 27807], Boschung & Mayden 2004:337 [ref. 27995], Burr et al. 2005:792 [ref. 28478], Scharpf 2006:16 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:212 [ref. 29155], Page & Burr 2011:360 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:84 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:79 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Noturus elegans Taylor 1969. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Eastern North America: Kentucky and Tennessee (eastern-central U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.