nocturnus, Noturus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1886:6 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 9 (no. 549) (for 14 Aug. 1886); ref. 10626] Saline River, near Benton railroad bridge, at Benton, Saline County, Arkansas, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 36461. Paralectotypes: CAS-SU 562 (4), 564 (2); USNM 36383 (28), 36426 (15), 161730-31 (1, 1), 201388 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:43 [ref. 12291], Taylor 1969:76 [ref. 6555], Ferraris & Vari 1992:21 [ref. 19771], Gilbert 1998:221-222 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:214 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype established by Evermann & Kendall 1894, Pl. 11 (top) [ref. 12392]; also established in caption to Pl. 27, p. 3236 in Jordan & Evermann 1900 [ref. 2446]. •Valid as Noturus nocturnus Jordan & Gilbert 1886 -- (Taylor 1969:74 [ref. 6555], Lee et al. 1980:466 [ref. 22416], Robison & Buchanan 1988:309 [ref. 23393], Burgess 1989:34 [ref. 12860], Page & Burr 1991:202 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:66 [ref. 23239], Etnier & Starnes 1993:325 [ref. 22809], Knight & Hastings 1994:149 [ref. 25560], Cross & Collins 1995:157 [ref. 23394], Mettee et al. 1996:411 [ref. 25836], Gilbert 1998:222 [ref. 23395], Ross et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25978], Bowler 2003:41 [ref. 27453], Nelson et al. 2004:82 [ref. 27807], Miller & Robison 2004:244 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:347 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2006:18 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:214 [ref. 29155], Page & Burr 2011:355 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:84 [ref. 32708], Bagley et al. 2023:316 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:80 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Noturus nocturnus Jordan & Gilbert 1886. Ictaluridae. Distribution: North America: central Mississippi River basin and other rivers draining into the Gulf of Mexico (central and southern U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.