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moderate to fast clear water over small gravel or perhaps coarse sand. 

 It has been taken in collections with the following species of Noturus: 

 gyrinus, nocturnus, hildebrandi, stigmosus, and miurus. It is often col- 

 lected with Noturus nocturnus in Louisiana and with Noturus hilde- 

 brandi lautus and Noturus miurus in western Tennessee. 



Noturus gilberti Jordan and Evermann 



ORANGEFIN MADTOM 



Plates 3 (fig. 9), 9 (fig. 1); Map 7 



Noturus gilberti Jordan and Evermann, in Jordan, 1889, pp. 351-353, pi. 43, 

 figs. 2-2b (original description; Roanoke R., Roanoke,* Salem,* and Alleghany 

 Springs, Va.; type, USNM 39931*).— Jordan, 1890, pp. 97, 122, pi. 13, figs. 

 2-2b (description; Roanoke R., Salem* and Roanoke,* Va.). — Bohlke, 1953, 

 p. 43 ([in error]; lectoholotype, USNM 39931;* paralectotype, SU 1335,* 

 Roanoke R., Roanoke, Va.). — Robins and Raney, 1956, p. 31 (Johns Cr.,* 

 Newcastle, Va.; on moderately swift, cold water riffle; probably reached 

 James R. by stream capture Roanoke tribs.). — Eddy, 1957, p. 154, fig. 388.- — 

 Taylor, 1957, p. 192. — Robins, 1961, p. 311 (remnant of older fauna). 



Schilbeodes gilberti (Jordan and Evermann). — Jordan and Evermann, 1896a, 

 pp. 145, 148 (description; range); 1896b, p. 234; 1900, p. 3236, pi. 28, figs. 67- 

 67b (type, USNM 39931,* Roanoke R., Salem, Va.).— Jordan, 1904, p. 351.— 

 H. S. Pratt, 1923, pp. 96-97.— Schrenkeisen, 1938, p. 167.— Hubbs and Raney, 

 1944, pp. 1, 24-25 (synonymy; range; comparison; Roanoke R., Glenvar,* 

 Va.). — Fowler, 1945, p. 32 (Roanoke R. system only [not in Santee R. 

 system]).- — Raney and Lachner, 1946b, p. 220. — Raney, 1950, p. 187 ("known 

 with certainty only from the Roanoke"). — G. A. Moore, 1957, pp. 143, 145. 



Rabida gilberti (Jordan and Evermann). — Jordan, 1929, p. 93. — Jordan, Ever- 

 mann, and Clark, 1930, p. 156.— H. S. Pratt, 1935, p. 90.— Fowler, 1935a, 

 pp. 6, 19 (Roanoke R., Va., only).— Driver, 1942, p. 254. 



Type-specimens.— USNM 39931 (lectotype) and USNM 161733 

 (2 paralectotypes) , Roanoke River, Salem, Virginia, 1888, David Starr 

 Jordan and party. USNM 40219 (8 paralectotypes), MCZ 31994 

 (1 paralectotype), and SU 1335 (4 paralectotypes), Roanoke R., 

 Roanoke, Virginia, summer 1888, Jordan. 



Other material studied 



UNITED STATES: Virginia: Roanoke R. and South Fork Roanoke R. 

 at various points, from 0.25 mi. above Alleghany Springs, Montgomery Co. to 

 2.0 mi. W. of Salem, Roanoke Co.: CU 9417, 11548, 20298, 20314, 20702, 20767; 

 UMMZ 138.522, 165832; USNM 161960, 161961, 168151, 177259, 194752. 

 Mayo R., U.S. Hwy. 58, 2 mi. NW. Stuart, Patrick Co.: USNM 162854. Johns Cr., 

 New Castle, Craig Co.: CU 20353. Craig Cr., Hwy. 311, 2.2 mi. SW. New Castle, 

 Craig Co. : USNM 194740. Craig Cr., Hwy. 616, 1.2 mi. NE. New Castle, Craig Co. : 

 USNM 194753. 



Diagnosis. — Noturus gilberti is the only species of the subgenus 

 Schilbeodes with very short dorsal and pectoral spines, immaculate 

 undersurfaces, and broad light margins of the vertical fins. The 46 to 



* Material designated by an asterisk has been re-examined. 



