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by Jenkins et al. (1971) even the most suggestive evidence concerning 

 stream capture may lead to invalid conclusions, and limited distribu- 

 tions may result from introduction rather than natural factors. Further 

 collecting aimed at probable theatres of stream capture should further 

 elucidate the native or non-native status of A^. telescopus as well as rela- 

 tionships among other shared taxa. 



Fundulus chrysotus (Giinther). Golden topminnow. KNP M03FUL 

 (9, 42-51), Running Slough (Reelfoot Lake dr.), at Ledford, Fulton Co., 

 24 June 1982. 



According to Burr (1980), the golden topminnow was known in 

 Kentucky only from Open Pond, Fulton County, where two collections 

 were made by Sisk (1973). Field observations made during the summer 

 of 1982 revealed that Open Pond and surrounding wetlands had been 

 drained, cleared, and converted to agricultural land. Recent collecting 

 efforts in appropriate habitat throughout the general drainage area in 

 Kentucky revealed that the golden topminnow is now known from a 

 single extant population in Running Slough. Although F. chrysotus is 

 listed as of special concern in Kentucky by the Kentucky Academy of 

 Science (Branson et al. 1981b), the species should be placed in the 

 endangered category in light of its extremely limited distribution in 

 Tennessee (Starnes and Etnier 1980) and the potential for rapid loss of 

 habitat as witnessed for Open Pond. 



Lepomis marginatus (Holbrook). Dollar sunfish. KNP Tn04GRV 

 (1, 49), unnamed wetland (W. Fk. Clarks R. dr.), 0.9 km ENE Clear 

 Springs, Graves Co., 4 May 1982; KNP Tn08GRV (1, 72), unnamed 

 wetland (W. Fk. Clarks R. dr.), 1.1 km SSW mouth Spring Cr., Graves 

 Co., 5 May 1982. 



Lepomis marginatus, previously known from only two Kentucky 

 localities, neither of them in the Tennessee River drainage (Burr 1980), 

 was discovered by Rice et al. (1983) at a third site in West Fork Clarks 

 River. These records represent an addition to the ichthyofauna of the 

 Tennessee River in Kentucky. The species is apparently widely distrib- 

 uted in West Fork Clarks River and at some localities occurs in good 

 numbers (Rice et al. 1983). The populations in West Fork, although 

 threatened by wetland drainage as witnessed by the authors (e.g., at 

 KNP Tn04GRV), may prove to be critical in preserving the species as a 

 viable member of the native Kentucky ichthyofauna. Branson et al. 

 (1981b) listed the species as threatened. 



Etheostoma camurum (Cope). Bluebreast darter. KNP LOIBAT 

 (26, 34-54), Licking River (Ohio R. dr.), at mouth Slate Cr., Bath Co., 

 16 September 1982. 



Etheostoma camurum was previously known in Kentucky from the 

 upper Cumberland (below the Falls) and upper Kentucky river drain- 

 ages (Burr 1980; Zorach 1972). The collection reported herein represents 



