TABLE 5. Frequency distribution for number of dorsal-fin spines for each of the three Etheostoma rupestre subspecies. Modes are listed in bold. Taxon/DrainageIXXXIXIIXIIImeann910111213meannE. r. rupestre Black Warrior River North River Tombigbee River- 1 -10 11 363 73 4632 38 4- - -11.2 11.2 11.0105 123 53- 1 -3 2 154 60 1545 57 363 3 111.5 11.5 11.7105 123 53E. r. piersoni Cahaba River Alabama River- -3 19 2917 16- 111.5 11.429 47- -2 -9 2416 192 411.6 11.629 47E. r. uphapeense Uphapee Creek Hatchet Creek Etowah River Conasauga River- - - -- 3 - -23 7 - 311 1 2 2- - - -11.3 10.8 12.0 11.4 Total34 11 2 5 409- - - -2 1 - -12 1 - 216 9 2 34 - - -11.6 11.7 12.0 11.6 Total34 11 2 5 409

Published as part of Hilburn, Bryson G., Janosik, Alexis M. & Johnston, Carol E., 2023, Incipient speciation in allopatric Etheostoma rupestre (Percidae: Etheostomatinae) lineages, with the description of three new subspecies, pp. 164 in Zootaxa 5343 (2) on page 164, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5343.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/8324143