Paranotropis leuciodus

Based on phylogenomic analyses, Stout et al. (2022) resurrect the genus Paranotropis Fowler, 1904 for this species. This generic change is accepted by Page et al. (2023). See Mayden and Matson (1992) for information on allelic variability and phylogenetic relationships among populations in different drainages.

Most of Tennessee River drainage in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia. Abundant in upper Tennessee River drainage, North Carolina and eastern Tennessee; apparently restricted to isolated populations in the Duck River, Shoal Creek, upper Elk River, and the upper Tennessee River tributaries above the Sequatchee River; apparently no longer occurs in the middle Tennessee River except in Shoal Creek and the headwaters of the Elk River. Cumberland River drainage in Tennessee and Kentucky (between the Harpeth River and Cumberland Falls; absent above Big South Fork). Parts of Green River drainage (extreme upper Green and upper Barren systems) in Tennessee and Kentucky. Also adjacent upper Savannah River drainage, North Carolina and Georgia, and New River system (apparently introduced), Virginia and North Carolina. Has been listed as introduced in the Kanawha River drainage. See Lee et al. (1980), Page and Burr (1991), and Mayden and Matson (1992).

This species is represented by a large number of subpopulations and locations.

Localized threats may exist, but on a range-wide scale no major threats are known.