olivaris, Silurus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1818:355 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 3 (no. 5) (art. 3) (Sept.); ref. 3586] Ohio River, U.S.A. No types known. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:222-223 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:215 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque 1818) -- (Lee et al. 1980:472 [ref. 22416], Robison & Buchanan 1988:313 [ref. 23393], Burgess 1989:35 [ref. 12860], McAllister 1990:69 [ref. 14674], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:123 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:196 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:66 [ref. 23239], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:27 [ref. 22290], Etnier & Starnes 1993:330 [ref. 22809], Bart et al. 1994:6 [ref. 41394], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:567 [ref. 21581], Knight & Hastings 1994:149 [ref. 25560], Warren et al. 1994:133 [ref. 25557], Stauffer et al. 1995:223 [ref. 23376], Cross & Collins 1995:160 [ref. 23394], Mettee et al. 1996:413 [ref. 25836], Murdy et al. 1997:94 [ref. 23144], Gilbert 1998:223 [ref. 23395], Fuller et al. 1999:206 [ref. 25838], Lyons et al. 2000:37 [ref. 26594], Ross et al. 2001:331 [ref. 25978], Moyle 2002:219 [ref. 26449], Wydoski & Whitney 2003:161 [ref. 27816], Nelson et al. 2004:82 [ref. 27807], Bailey et al. 2004:136 [ref. 27882], Miller & Robison 2004:248 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:349 [ref. 27995], Miller 2006:165 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2006:19 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:215 [ref. 29155], Minckley & Marsh 2009:225 [ref. 31114], Page & Burr 2011:348 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:85 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:170 [ref. 35886], Bagley et al. 2023:316 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:80 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:199 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque 1818). Ictaluridae. Distribution: North America: Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins, Gulf Coast drainages from Georgia (U.S.A.) south to Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas and Veracruz (northeastern Mexico). Introduced elsewhere, including other parts of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.