bison, Lepidosteus DeKay [J. E.] 1842:271, Pl. 43 (fig. 139) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] Buffalo, Lake Erie; lakes of western districts, New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Valid as Lepisosteus bison Dekay 1842 -- (Herrera 1896:17 [ref. 39336] with genus as Lepidosteus). •Synonym of Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Wiley 1976:50 [ref. 7091], Smith 1986:54 [ref. 22186], Scott & Crossman 1998:109 [ref. 24570], Grande 2010:27 [ref. 31167]). Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus 1758). Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.