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the Cumberland River drainage where it is rare. Five records are 
available: Red River, Logan County (UMMZ), Little South Fork of the 
Cumberland River, Wayne County (UT), Buck Creek, Pulaski County 
(UMMZ), Rockcastle River, Rockcastle County (KNP), and Big South 
Fork of the Cumberland River, McCreary County (KNP). 
Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque. Fantail darter. C,D,E,F,G,FI, 
J,K,L. Generally distributed and abundant from Clarks River eastward, 
avoiding the lowland areas in region E. 
Etheostoma fusiforme (Girard). Swamp darter. A. Known only from 
two localities in the Reelfoot Lake drainage in extreme southwestern 
Fulton County (Sisk 1973). 
Etheostoma gracile (Girard). Slough darter. A,B,C,D,E. Generally 
distributed and common from the lower Green River westward. 
Etheostoma histrio Jordan and Gilbert. Harlequin darter. A,B,C,E. 
Uncommon and sporadic in the lower portions of Obion Creek, Bayou 
du Chien, and Mayfield Creek (Sisk and Webb 1976). Formerly known 
from Blood River, Calloway County (UL), and Rough River, Ohio 
County (Woolman 1892). 
Etheostoma kennicotti (Putnam). Stripetail darter. C,D,E,F,H. Com- 
mon in upper Clarks, Tradewater, upper Pond, upper Rough, upper 
Green and upper Cumberland rivers, and a few small tributaries of the 
Ohio River in Livingston and Crittenden counties. A record from the 
Licking River drainage, Bath County (Bauer and Branson 1979), needs 
verification. 
Etheostoma maculatum Kirtland. Spotted darter. F,H,K. Uncom- 
mon in the upper Green, upper Barren and upper Cumberland rivers. 
Woolman (1892) reported this species from South Fork Licking River 
where it has not been reported since. 
Etheostoma microlepidum Raney and Zorach. Smallscale darter. D. 
Known from only three localities in Kentucky, all from the lower Cum- 
berland River drainage: Little River, Trigg County (UMMZ), Little 
River, Trigg-Christian counties (UMMZ), and Red River, Logan County 
(EKU). 
Etheostoma microperca Jordan and Gilbert. Least darter. G. Known 
from only one specimen collected in Beargrass Creek, Jefferson County 
(UL). Other records reported by Clay (1975) were based on misidentifica- 
tions of other species (Burr 1978). Woolman’s (1892) record for the Little 
Barren River, Green County, is probably an error (Burr 1978). Recent 
collecting in Beargrass Creek has not revealed the presence of this species 
and it may be extirpated. 
Etheostoma neopterum Howell and Dingerkus. Lollypop darter. C. 
Found in Kentucky only in tributaries of the Tennessee River, where it is 
abundant (Burr and Mayden 1979). 
Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque. Johnny darter. B,C,D,E,F,G,H, 
J,K,L. Sporadic in distribution in the western half of the state but com- 
