64 Charles H. Hocutt, Robert F. Denoncourt, Jay R. Stauffer, Jr. 



collections are OSU (LM 76-7); CU 25394; UMMZ 165712. Collections 

 catalogued from Gauley River as E. kanawhae (UNC 7006) and E. vanatum 

 (UNC 6704) are regarded as E. osburm; we are not aware of verified 

 museum records of E. kanawhae from West Virginia. 



Percina caprodes. — Specimens of the Logperch collected from Stations 8 

 (AEL 185) and 9 (AEL 147) represent the first reported records of this 

 species above Kanawha Falls. Addair (1944) collected it below the Falls, 

 and concluded that it was one of the darters unable to make it over that 

 physical barrier into the upper Kanawha drainage. Our specimens were 

 collected by rotenone (Station 8) and electrofishing (9) from extensive rif- 

 fle/run habitats characterized by moderate to large rubble substrate. Our 

 experience indicates that the Logperch is most often collected just below 

 a "lip" or dropoff where the riffle becomes a run. Other specimens of P. 

 caprodes are known from upper New River, Grayson County, Virginia 

 (R.E. Jenkins, pers. comm.), but not reported in the literature. 



Percina cf. maculata. — The endemic relative of the Blackside darter oc- 

 curs above Kanawha Falls in the Kanawha River drainage (Jenkins et al. 

 1972; Hocutt 1974; Stauffer 1975; Hocutt et al. 1978) and is currently be- 

 ing described by E. Beckham. Addair (1944) collected it from one station 

 on upper Williams River. We collected it from six localities chiefly in cold 

 upland streams (Tables 1 and 2; Fig. 1). Past experience indicates that it 

 is widely distributed throughout the New River system, but rarely abun- 

 dant. The only other museum record from Gauley River is CU 28866. 



Percina oxyrhyncha. — The Sharp nose darter has long been identified with 

 the ichthyofauna of the upper Kanawha River drainage; however, its dis- 

 tribution is wider than once expected (Jenkins et al. 1972; Hocutt and 

 Hambrick 1973; Denoncourt et al 1977; Hocutt et al. 1978; Thompson 

 1977; Hocutt, in press). Further, it was once considered by the U.S. 

 Department of Interior for posting as a threatened or endangered species. 

 Recent collecting in the upper New River (Hocutt et al. 1973; Hocutt 

 1974; Stauffer 1975) has shown that it is locally abundant. Hocutt et al. 

 (1973) collected 33 specimens from New River at Lurick, Virginia. 

 Specimens from eight Gauley River stations are the first reported from 

 the system (Table 1 ; Fig. 1). At the mouth of Meadow River (Station 33), 

 54 specimens were collected with rotenone. As suggested by Denoncourt 

 et al. (1977), the preference of adult P. oxyrhyncha for habitats with a large 

 rubble and boulder substrate probably accounts for the paucity of known 

 specimens before our work in the 1970's. The only other records of it from 

 the Gauley system are CU 28868 and 32538 from Route 41 bridge south 

 of Summersville. 



