Considered a synonym of Etheostoma grahami (Girard, 1859)
- Collette, B.B & L.W. Knapp. 1967. "Catalog of type specimens of the darters (Pisces, Percidae, Etheostomatini)". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 119(3550):1-88 (ffm00338)
Original description as Boleichthys elegans:
- Girard, Charles Frederic. 1859. "Ichthyological notices". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 11:113-122 (ffm04560)