leptacanthus, Noturus Jordan [D. S.] 1877:352 [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 11 (nos 11-12) (art. 29); ref. 2373] Silver Creek, 1 mile above its junction with Etowah River, near Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): apparently destroyed. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:217 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:213 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Noturus leptacanthus Jordan 1877 -- (Taylor 1969:68 [ref. 6555], Lee et al. 1980:463 [ref. 22416], Burgess 1989:34 [ref. 12860], Page & Burr 1991:200 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:66 [ref. 23239], Etnier & Starnes 1993:321 [ref. 22809], Knight & Hastings 1994:149 [ref. 25560], Mettee et al. 1996:405 [ref. 25836], Gilbert 1998:217 [ref. 23395], Ross et al. 2001:323 [ref. 25978], Nelson et al. 2004:82 [ref. 27807], Boschung & Mayden 2004:344 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2006:17 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:213 [ref. 29155], Page & Burr 2011:351 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:84 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:169 [ref. 35886], Bagley et al. 2023:316 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:79 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Noturus leptacanthus Jordan 1877. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Eastern North America: southeastern U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.