FAMILY Botiidae Berg, loaches, botias SUBFAMILY Leptobotiinae Nalbant, botias

FAMILY Botiidae Berg, 1940 - loaches, botias SUBFAMILY Leptobotiinae Nalbant, 2002 - botias [=Leptobotiini] Notes: Leptobotiini Nalbant, 2002:315 [ref. 27361] (tribe) Leptobotia GENUS Leptobotia Bleeker, 1870 - botias [=Leptobotia Bleeker [P.], 1870:256] Notes: [ref. 5871]. Fem. Botia elongata Bleeker, 1870. Type by monotypy. Species described in Botia but put in Leptobotia at end of description. Valid as Leptobotia Bleeker, 1870 -- (Nalbant 1963:357 [ref. 3140], Sawada 1982:197 [ref. 14111], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:58 [ref. 6441], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:250 [ref. 23876], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:49 [ref. 22798], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:88 [ref. 23556], Vasil'eva 1998:100 [ref. 23591], Nalbant 2002:315 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Naseka & Bogutskaya 2004:283 [ref. 27838], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:107 [ref. 28183], Tang et al. 2008:1 [ref. 29536], Li et al. 2008:630 [ref. 29976], Watanabe et al. 2009:421 [ref. 30549], Kottelat 2012:16 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:174 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia Bleeker, 1870. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Leptobotia bellacauda Bohlen & Slechtova, 2016 - Anhui loach (author) [=Leptobotia bellacauda Bohlen [J.] & Šlechtová [V.], 2016:65, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Zootaxa 4205 (no. 1); ref. 34953] Anhui province, Quipu River in Shitai County (Yangtze drainage), China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia bellacauda Bohlen & Šlechtová, 2016. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Quipu River, China. Species Leptobotia citrauratea (Nichols, 1925) - imperial flower loach [=Botia citrauratea Nichols [J. T.], 1925:5] Notes: [American Museum Novitates No. 177; ref. 3179] Tungting Lake, Hunan Province, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia citrauratea (Nichols, 1925). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Tungting Lake [Lake Dongting], China.

Species Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker, 1870) - imperial flower loach [=Botia elongata Bleeker [P.], 1870:254, 2nd pl. (top fig.), Cobitis variegata Dabry de Thiersant [P.], 1872:191, Pl. 49 (fig. 5)] Notes: [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 4; ref. 5871] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker, 1870). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. (variegata) [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Yetchuen, China. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker, 1870). Botiidae. Species Leptobotia flavolineata Wang, 1981 - Juma loach [=Leptobotia flavolineata Wang [H.-Y.], 1981:1] Notes: [English p. 3], 2 Figs. [Memoirs of the Beijing Natural History Museum No. 12; ref. 8403] Juma River, Shidu, Fangshan County, Beijing, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia flavolineata Wang, 1981. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Leptobotia guilinensis Chen, 1980 - lepto loach, royal gold-banded loach [=Leptobotia guilinensis Chen [J.-X.], 1980:15 [Engl. p. 24], Fig. 5] Notes: [Zoological Research v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 23120] Guilin City, Guangxi Province, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia guilinensis Chen, 1980. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.

Species Leptobotia hengyangensis Huang & Zhang, 1986 - Xiang-jiang botia (author) [=Leptobotia hengyangensis Huang [H.-J.] & Zhang [W.], 1986:99] Notes: [Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 16243] Xiang-jiang system, Heng-yang, Hunan, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia hengyangensis Huang & Zhang, 1986. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Leptobotia micra Bohlen & Slechtova, 2017 - Guilin loach (author) [=Leptobotia micra Bohlen [J.] & Šlechtová [V.], 2017:91, Figs. 2-3] Notes: [Zootaxa 4250 (no. 1); ref. 35233] Market in Guilin, reportedly collected in River Li close to Guilin, Guangxi province, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia micra Bohlen & Šlechtová, 2017. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: River Li, Guangxi, China. Species Leptobotia microphthalma Fu & Ye, 1983 - Leshan loach (author) [=Leptobotia microphthalma Fu [T.-Y.] & Ye [M.-R.], 1983:121 (English p. 123), Fig. 1] Notes: [Zoological Research v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 8344] Leshan County, Min River system, Sichuan, China, elevation about 450 meters. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia microphthalma Fu & Ye, 1983. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Leptobotia orientalis Xu et al., 1981 - Wuguan loach (author) [=Leptobotia orientalis Xu [T.-Q.], Fang [S.-M.] & Wang [H.-Y.], 1981:379, Fig. 1] Notes: [Zoological Research v. 2 (no. 4); ref. 26710] Wuguan River, Danfeng County, Shanxi Province, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia orientalis Xu, Fang & Wang, 1981. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Hanjiang and Hanhe rivers, China.

Species Leptobotia pellegrini Fang, 1936 - Szechuan botia (author) [=Leptobotia pellegrini Fang [P.-W.], 1936:29] Notes: [Sinensia v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 1302] Szechuan, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia pellegrini Fang, 1936. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Leptobotia posterodorsalis Lan & Chen, in Chen & Lan, 1992 - Huanjiang botia (author) [=Leptobotia posterodorsalis Lan [J.-H.] & Chen [J.-X.], in Chen & Lan, 1992:106 (English p. 109), Fig. 3] Notes: [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 17 (no. 1); ref. 21067] Huanjiang County, Guangxi, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia posterodorsalis Lan & Chen, 1992. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Leptobotia punctata Li et al., 2008 - Qianjiang botia [=Leptobotia punctatus Li [J.], Li [X.-H.] & Chen [X.-L.], 2008:630, Fig. 1] Notes: [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 33 (no. 3); ref. 29976] Qianjiang River in Guiping City, 23 24'N, 110 24'E, Guangxi, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia punctata Li, Li & Chen, 2008. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Qianjiang River, Guangxi, China. Species Leptobotia rubrilabris (Dabry de Thiersant, 1872) - rubrilabris botia (author) [=Parabotia rubrilabris Dabry de Thiersant [P.] (ex Guichenot), 1872:191, Pl. 49 (fig. 8), Botia fangi Tchang [T.-L.], 1930:51, Fig. 5, Botia pratti Günther [A.], 1892:250, Pl. 4 (fig. A)] Notes: [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia rubrilabris (Dabry de Thiersant, 1872). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae.

(fangi) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 55 (no. 1); ref. 4366] Szechuan, China. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia rubrilabris (Dabry de Thiersant, 1872). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. (pratti) [List of the species of reptiles and fishes collected by Mr. A. E. Pratt; ref. 14508] Kia-tiang-fu, foot of Omie-shan, Szechwan, China, elevation 1070 feet. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia rubrilabris (Dabry de Thiersant, 1872). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage, 1878) - Yangtze River loach, purple loach, honeycomb loach [=Parabotia taeniops Sauvage [H.-E.] (ex Guichenot), 1878:90 [5], Botia purpurea Nichols [J. T.], 1925:4, Fig. 3], Cobitris cha-ny Dabry de Thiersant [P.], 1872:191] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 2; ref. 3878] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage, 1878). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. (purpurea) [American Museum Novitates No. 177; ref. 3179] Huping, Tungting Lake, Hunan Province, China. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage, 1878). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. (cha-ny) [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage, 1878). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Leptobotia tchangi Fang, 1936 - Chekiang botia (author) [=Leptobotia tchangi Fang [P.-W.], 1936:40] Notes: [Sinensia v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 1302] Hsia-chiao-kou, near west Tien-mu-shan, Chekiang, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia tchangi Fang, 1936. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae.

Species Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu, 1930) - Tien-Tai botia (author) [=Botia tientainensis Wu [H.-W.], 1930:258, Fig. 3, Botia compressicauda Nichols [J. T.], 1931:2, Leptobotia tientainensis hansuiensis Fang [S.-M.] & Hsu [T.-C.], 1980:265, Fig. 1] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16239] Creek in Tien-Tai Mountain, Chekiang, China. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu, 1930). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. (compressicauda) [American Museum Novitates No. 449; ref. 16310] Chungan Hsien, northwestern Fukien Province, China. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu, 1930). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. (hansuiensis) [Zoological Research v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 21316] Langao, Shaanxi Province, China. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu, 1930). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. GENUS Parabotia Dabry de Thiersant, 1872 - parabotias [=Parabotia Dabry de Thiersant [P.] (ex Guichenot), 1872:191] Notes: [ref. 12507]. Fem. Parabotia fasciatus Guichenot, 1872. Type by monotypy. See Kottalat (2012:18) for comments on status of genera. Valid as Parabotia Dabry de Thiersant, 1872 -- (Ye in Pan et al. 1991:245 [ref. 23876], Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361] with Guichenot as author, Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Yang & Chen 2004:8 [ref. 27629], Yang & Chen 2004:173 [ref. 27902], Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:106 [ref. 28183], Tang et al. 2008:8 [ref. 29536], Watanabe et al. 2009:421 [ref. 30549], Zhu & Zhu 2012:447 [ref. 32194], Kottelat 2012:18 [ref. 32367],Kottelat 2013:174 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Parabotia Dabry de Thiersant, 1872. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Parabotia banarescui (Nalbant, 1965) - Banarescu's loach (author) [=Leptobotia banarescui Nalbant [T. T.], 1965:2, Figs. 4-9] Notes: [Annotationes Zoologicae et Botanicae No. 11; ref. 9236] Yangtse River, Wutchang (Uhan), Hupeh Province, China. Current status: Valid as Parabotia banarescui (Nalbant, 1965). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae.

Species Parabotia bimaculatus Chen, 1980 - Szechuan parabotia (author) [=Parabotia bimaculata Chen [J.-X.], 1980:11] Notes: [English p. 23], Fig. 3 [Zoological Research v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 23120] Szechuan, China. Current status: Valid as Parabotia bimaculatus Chen, 1980. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Parabotia brevirostris Zhu & Zhu, 2012 - shortnosed golden loach (author) [=Parabotia brevirostris Zhu [D.-G.] & Zhu [Y.], 2012:448, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Journal of Yunnan Agricultural University v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 32194] Hongshui River, Pearl River drainage, Du'an County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Current status: Valid as Parabotia brevirostris Zhu & Zhu, 2012. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Hongshui River, Pearl River drainage, China. Species Parabotia curtus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) - kissing loach [=Cobitis curta Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.], 1846:223, Pl. 103 (figs. 4-4a)] Notes: [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Near Nagasaki, Japan. Current status: Valid as Parabotia curtus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Japan. Species Parabotia dubius Kottelat, 2001 - Chay River loach (author) [=Parabotia dubia Kottelat [M.], 2001:51, Botia elongata Mai [D. Y.], 1978:240, Fig. 110] Notes: [Freshwater fishes of northern Vietnam. A preliminary check-list; ref. 25482] Chay River (Dâp Thác Bà), northern Vietnam. Current status: Valid as Parabotia dubius Kottelat, 2001. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Vietnam.

(elongata) [Identification of the fresh-water fishes of North Viet Nam v. 1; ref. 13511] Chay River (Dâp Thác Bà), northern Vietnam. Current status: Synonym of Parabotia dubius Kottelat, 2001. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Parabotia fasciatus Darby de Thiersant, 1872 - Chinese kissing loach (author) [=Parabotia fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant [P.] (ex Guichenot), 1872:191, Pl. 49 (fig. 7), Leptobotia hopeiensis Shaw [T.-H.] & Tchang [T.-L.], 1931:70, Figs. 3-4, Leptobotia intermedia Mori [T.], 1929:384, Leptobotia kudoii Mori [T.], 1933:13, Fig., Botia (Hymenophysa) kwangsiensis Fang [P.-W.], 1936:13, Figs. 1-3, Botia multifasciata Regan [C. T.], 1905:389, Pl. 5 (fig. 3), Botia wui Chang [H.-W.], 1944:48, Fig. 2, Nemachilus xanthi Günther [A.], 1888:434] Notes: [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Current status: Valid as Parabotia fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant, 1872. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. (hopeiensis) [Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping (Zooogical Series) v. 2 (no. 5); ref. 16334] Sha-Ho River, Hopei, China. Current status: Synonym of Parabotia fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant, 1872. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. (intermedia) [Japanese Journal of Zoology v. 2 (no. 4); ref. 15911] Tsi-nan, Shantung, northern China. Current status: Synonym of Parabotia fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant, 1872. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. (kudoii) [Journal of the Chosen Natural History Society No. 16; ref. 16506] Sungari River near Kirin, Manchuria, China. Current status: Synonym of Parabotia fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant, 1872. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. (kwangsiensis) [Sinensia v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 1302] Ling-Yüng-shien, Nan-ning and Pai-sê of Kwangsi, China. Current status: Synonym of Parabotia fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant, 1872. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. (multifasciata) [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 13; ref. 15384] Tung-Kung, China. Current status: Synonym of Parabotia fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant 1872. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. (wui) [Sinensia v. 15 (nos 1-6); ref. 5136] Loshan, Szechwan, China. Current status: Synonym of Parabotia fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant, 1872. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. (xanthi) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 1 (no. 6); ref. 14483] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] at Ichang, China.

Current status: Synonym of Parabotia fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant, 1872. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Parabotia heterocheilus Zhu & Chen, in Ni & Wu, 2006 - Nanjing loach (author) [=Parabotia heterocheila Zhu [? ] & Chen [?], in Ni & Wu, 2006:383, Fig. 180] Notes: [Fishes of Giangsu Province; ref. 32368] Nanjing Municipality, Xi Jiang stream near its mouth, a small tributary of Chiang Jiang River, at Jiangpu, Jiangsu, China. Current status: Valid as Parabotia heterocheilus Zhu & Chen, 2006. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Parabotia kiangsiensis Liu & Guo, 1986 - Jiangxi loach (author) [=Parabotia kiangsiensis Liu [R.-L.] & Guo [Z.-Z.], 1986:69 [Engl. 71], Fig.] Notes: [Journal of the Jiangxi University (Natural Science) v. 10 (no. 4); ref. 29511] Sin River, Jiangxi, China. Current status: Valid as Parabotia kiangsiensis Liu & Guo, 1986. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Sin River, Jiangxi, China. Species Parabotia lijiangensis Chen, 1980 - Guilin loach (author) [=Parabotia lijiangensis Chen [J.-X.], 1980:11 (English p. 24), Fig. 2] Notes: [Zoological Research v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 23120] Guilin, Guangxi, China. Current status: Valid as Parabotia lijiangensis Chen, 1980. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Parabotia maculosus (Wu, 1939) - Yangso loach (author) [=Botia maculosa Wu [H.-W.], 1939:121, Pl 2 (fig. 6)] Notes: [Sinensia v. 10 (nos 1-6); ref. 4805] Yangso, Li Kiang, southern China. Current status: Valid as Parabotia maculosus (Wu, 1939). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae.

Species Parabotia mantschuricus (Berg, 1907) - Manchurian loach (author) [=Leptobotia mantschurica Berg [L. S.], 1907:420 [3]] Notes: [Ezhegodnik. Zoologicheskogo Muzeya Imperatorskoj Akademii Nauk v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 270] River Mu-tan-kiang, Songhua River basin, China. Current status: Valid as Parabotia mantschuricus (Berg, 1907). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Species Parabotia parvus Chen, 1980 - Chen's loach (author) [=Parabotia parva Chen [J.-X.], 1980:12 [Engl. p. 24], Fig. 4] Notes: [Zoological Research v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 23120] Bopai, Guangxi, China. Current status: Valid as Parabotia parvus Chen, 1980. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. ******************************************************************************************************************************* SUBFAMILY Botiinae Berg, 1940 - botias [=Botiini] Notes: Botiini Berg, 1940:270 [ref. 5049] (subfamily) Botia GENUS Ambastaia Kottelat, 2012 - loaches [=Ambastaia Kottelat [M.], 2012:14, 137] Notes: [ref. 32367]. Fem. Botia nigrolineata Kottelat & Chu, 1987. Type by original designation. Valid as Ambastaia Kottelat, 2012 (Kottelat 2013:173 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Ambastaia Kottelat, 2012. Botiidae: Botiinae.

Species Ambastaia nigrolineata (Kottelat & Chu, 1987) - black-lined loach [=Botia (Hymenophysa) nigrolineata Kottelat [M.] & Chu [X.-L.], 1987:395, Fig. 3] Notes: [Zoological Research v. 8 (no. 4); ref. 13853] Menghan, about 21 50'N, 100 23'E, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China. Current status: Valid as Ambastaia nigrolineata (Kottelat & Chu, 1987). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Laos, Thailand and China. Species Ambastaia sidthimunki (Klausewitz, 1959) - dwarf loach, ladderback loach, pygmy loach, chain loach or chain botia [=Botia sidthimunki Klausewitz [W.], 1959:51, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 40 (nos 1/2); ref. 12000] Loom District, "Yom" River, northern Thailand. Current status: Valid as Ambastaia sidthimunki (Klausewitz, 1959). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Southeastern Asia. GENUS Botia Gray, 1831 - loaches, botias [=Botia Gray [J. E.], 1831:8, Diacantha (subgenus of Canthophrys) Swainson [W.], 1839:190, 310, Hymenphysa McClelland [J.], 1839:443] Notes: [ref. 1879]. Fem. Botia almorhae Gray, 1831. Type by monotypy. Only one valid species mentioned by name, therefore type by monotypy (not Botia grandis as designated by Bleeker 1863:36 [ref. 400] and 1863:3 [ref. 4859]). Botia grandis appeared in Gray 14 Apr. 1832:Pl. 94 [ref. 1878]. Valid as Botia Gray, 1831 -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968:341 [ref. 6554], Jayaram 1981:175 [ref. 6497], Sawada 1982:197 [ref. 14111], Kottelat 1985:267 [ref. 11441], Teugels et al. 1986:187 [ref. 6761], Kottelat 1989:13 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:101 [ref. 6439], Ataur Rahman 1989:153 [ref. 24860], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:247 [ref. 23876], Yang & Chen 1992:341 [ref. 14267], Menon 1992:31 [ref. 23970], Taki & Doi 1995 [ref. 21740], Doi 1997:26 [ref. 22832], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:84 [ref. 23556], Nalbant 2002:318 [ref. 27361], Ataur Rahman 2003:173 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2004:11 [ref. 27360], Ng 2007:41 [ref. 29316], Grant 2007:8 [ref. 29922], Kottelat 2012:14 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:173 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Botia, Gray, 1831. Botiidae: Botiinae. (Diacantha) [ref. 4303]. Fem. Diacantha zebra Swainson, 1839 (= Cobitis geto Hamilton, 1822). Type by subsequent designation. As

Diacanthus on p. 190. Eschmeyer 1990:123 serves as first reviser. Swainson's Diacantha zebra is an unneeded name change for Cobitis geto Hamilton. Type designated by Swain1883 (see Kottelat 2004:11 [ref. 27360]). Apparently not preoccupied by Diacantha Chevrolat, in Dejean, 1835 (nomen nudum) in Coleoptera. Synonym of Botia Gray 1831 -- (Kottelat 2004:11 [ref. 27360], Grant 2007:8 [ref. 29922], Kottelat 2012:14 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:173 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Botia Gray, 1831. Botiidae: Botiinae. (Hymenphysa) [ref. 2923]. Fem. Cobitis dario Hamilton, 1822. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest subsequent designation apparently by Jordan 1919:195 (see Kottelat 2004:12 [ref. 27360]). Spelled Hymenophysa by Bleeker 1858-59:303 [ref. 366] and by Günther 1868:366 [ref. 1990] and authors; original spelling probably should be used; Bleeker's spelling is an incorrect subsequent spelling. Nalbant 2004:270 [ref. 28547] regards Hymenophysa Bleeker as an available and valid name; but it seems clearly to be an incorrect subsequent spelling (WNE). Synonym of Botia Gray, 1831, but a valid subgenus Hymenphysa -- (see Mirza et al. 1981:106 [ref. 5390]). Synonym of Botia Gray, 1831 -- (Roberts 1989:101 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2004:11 [ref. 27360], Nalbant 2004:270 [ref. 28547], Grant 2007:8, 43 [ref. 29922], Kottelat 2012:14 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:173 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Botia Gray, 1831. Botiidae: Botiinae. Species Botia almorhae Gray, 1831 - Yo-Yo loach [=Botia almorhae Gray [J. E.], 1831:8, Botia blythi Bleeker [P.], 1863:39, Schistura maculata McClelland [J.], 1839:307] Notes: [Zoological Miscellany 1831; ref. 1879] Almorah [Almorha], Uttar Pradesh, northern India. Current status: Valid as Botia almorhae Gray, 1831. Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Asia: Pakistan, India and Nepal. (blythi) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 15; ref. 400] Almorah, Uttarakhand, India. Current status: Synonym of Botia almorhae Gray, 1831. Botiidae: Botiinae. (grandis) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] Almorah [Almorha], Uttar Pradesh, northern India. Current status: Synonym of Botia almorhae Gray, 1831. Botiidae: Botiinae. (maculata) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Almorah [Almorha], Uttar Pradesh, northern India. Current status: Synonym of Botia almorhae Gray, 1831. Botiidae: Botiinae.

Species Botia birdi Chaudhuri, 1910 - Birdi loach [=Botia birdi Chaudhuri [B. L.], 1910:339, Botia javedi Mirza [M. R.] & Syed [S.], 1995:378, Fig.] Notes: [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 3 (pt 4); ref. 14432] Rupar, where the Sirhind Canal diverges from the Sutlej, Punjab, India. Current status: Valid as Botia birdi Chaudhuri, 1910. Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Indus River drainage: Pakistan and India. (javedi) [Pakistan Journal of Zoology v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 22584] Michni, 34 11'N, 71 28'E, about 24 kilometers north of Peshawar, Kabul River drainage, Pakistan. Current status: Synonym of Botia birdi Chaudhuri, 1910. Botiidae: Botiinae. Species Botia dario (Hamilton, 1822) - Bengal loach [=Cobitis dario Hamilton [F.], 1822:354, 394, Pl. 29 (fig. 95), Canthophrys (Diacantha) flavicauda Swainson [W.], 1839:310, Cobitis geto Hamilton [F.], 1822:355, 394, Pl. 11 (fig. 96), Botia macrolineata Teugels [G. G.], De Vos [L.] & Snoeks [J.], 1986:188, Figs. 1-3, Canthophrys (Diacantha) zebra Swainson [W.], 1839:310] Notes: [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Bengal. Current status: Valid as Botia dario (Hamilton, 1822). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Asia: Nepal, Bangladesh and India. (flavicauda) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Current status: Synonym of Botia dario (Hamilton, 1822). Botiidae: Botiinae. Habitat: freshwater (geto) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Northeastern Bengal. Current status: Synonym of Botia dario (Hamilton, 1822). Botiidae: Botiinae. (macrolineata) [Cybium v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 6761] About 100 kilometers from Mumbai, India. Current status: Synonym of Botia dario (Hamilton, 1822). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: India [if valid]. (zebra) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Current status: Synonym of Botia dario (Hamilton, 1822). Botiidae: Botiinae.

Species Botia histrionica Blyth, 1860 - Burmese loach [=Botia histrionica Blyth [E.], 1860:166] Notes: [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Pegu, Tenasserim, Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Botia histrionica Blyth, 1860. Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Nepal, India and Myanmar. Species Botia kubotai Kottelat, 2004 - Burmese Border loach, angelicus loach, polka dot loach [=Botia kubotai Kottelat [M.], 2004:2, Fig. 1] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 401; ref. 27360] About 20 kilometers northwest of Payathouzu (at border with Thailand), about 15 25'N, 98 15'E, between Kyondaw and Phadae, "Chon Son" stream, Kayin [Karen] State, Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Botia kubotai Kottelat, 2004. Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Headwaters of Ataran basin, Salween River system, Myanmar and Thailand (border area). Species Botia lohachata Chaudhuri, 1912 - Pakistani loach [=Botia lohachata Chaudhuri [B. L.], 1912:441, Pl. 40 (figs. 2, 2a-b)] Notes: [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 7 (pt 5); ref. 14837] Gandak [Sandak] River at Saran, Bihar, India. Current status: Valid as Botia lohachata Chaudhuri, 1912. Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Species Botia rostrata Günther, 1868 - Gangetic loach, Sergeant Major loach [=Botia rostrata Günther [A.], 1868:367, Fig., Botia dayi Hora [S. L.], 1932:571] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Bengal, India. Current status: Valid as Botia rostrata Günther, 1868. Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Asia.

(dayi) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 34 (pt 4); ref. 16376] Mahandi River at Siliguri, at base of Darjiling [Darjeeing], Himalayas, West Bengal, India. Current status: Synonym of Botia rostrata Günther, 1868. Botiidae: Botiinae. Species Botia striata Narayan Rao, 1920 - zebra loach [=Botia striata Narayan Rao [C. R.], 1920:60, Pl. 2 (figs. 4, 4a-b), Botia striata var. kolhapurensis Kalawar [A. G.] & Kelkar [C. N.], 1956:677] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 6 (no. 31); ref. 15244] Thumga [Tunga] River, Shimoga, Mysore State, India. Current status: Valid as Botia striata Narayan Rao, 1920. Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Krishna River system, India. (kolhapurensis) [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 53 (pt 4); ref. 22854] Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. Current status: Synonym of Botia striata Narayan Rao, 1920. Botiidae: Botiinae. Species Botia udomritthiruji Ng, 2007 - emperor botia [=Botia udomritthiruji Ng [H. H.], 2007:42, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 1608; ref. 29316] Tenasserim River drainage in the vicinity of Same, 13 36'N, 99 02'E, Taninthayi division, Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Botia udomritthiruji Ng, 2007. Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Tenasserim River drainage, southern Myanmar. GENUS Chromobotia Kottelat, 2004 - clown loaches [=Chromobotia Kottelat [M.], 2004:13] Notes: [ref. 27360]. Cobitis macracanthus Bleeker, 1852. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Synonym of Botia Gray, 1831 (Nalbant 2004:271 [ref. 28547], Tang et al. 2008:8 [ref. 29536]). Valid as Chromobotia Kottelat, 2004 -- (Kottelat 2012:16 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:174 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Chromobotia Kottelat, 2004. Botiidae: Botiinae.

Species Chromobotia macracanthus (Bleeker, 1852) - clown loach [=Cobitis macracanthus Bleeker [P.], 1852:603] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 334] Palembang, River Kwanten, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Chromobotia macracanthus (Bleeker, 1852). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Sumatra and Borneo. GENUS Sinibotia Fang, 1936 - loaches [=Sinibotia (subgenus of Botia) Fang [P.-W.], 1936:6, 19] Notes: [ref. 1302]. Fem. Botia (Hymenophysa) superciliaris Günther, 1892. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Synonym of Botia Gray, 1831, but a valid subgenus Sinibotia as described -- (Nalbant 1963:359 [ref. 3140], Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968:341 [ref. 6554], Yang & Chen 1992:342 [ref. 14267]). Valid as Sinibotia Fang 1936 -- (Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Tang et al. 2008:1 [ref. 29536], Kottelat 2012:19 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:175 [ref 32989]). Current status: Valid as Sinibotia Fang, 1936. Botiidae: Botiinae. Species Sinibotia longiventralis (Yang & Chen, 1992) - Weixi botia (author) [=Botia (Sinibotia) longiventralis Yang [J.-X.] & Chen [Y.-R.], 1992:344, Figs. 3-4] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 2 (no. 4); ref. 14267] Baijixun, 27 21'N, 99 06'E, Weixi County, Yunnan Province, China. Current status: Valid as Sinibotia longiventralis (Yang & Chen, 1992). Botiidae: Botiinae. Species Sinibotia pulchra (Wu, 1939) - golden zebra loach [=Botia pulchra Wu [H.-W.], 1939:124, Pl. 2 (fig. 4), Botia gigantea Mai [D. Y.], 1978:239, Fig. 109] Notes: [Sinensia v. 10 (nos 1-6); ref. 4805] Yangso, Li Kiang, southern China. Current status: Valid as Sinibotia pulchra (Wu, 1939). Botiidae: Botiinae.

(gigantea) [Identification of the fresh-water fishes of North Viet Nam v. 1; ref. 13511] North Vietnam. Current status: Synonym of Sinibotia pulchra (Wu, 1939). Botiidae: Botiinae. Species Sinibotia reevesae (Chang, 1944) - Yaotan botia (author) [=Botia reevesae Chang [H.-W.], 1944:49] Notes: [Sinensia v. 15 (nos 1-6); ref. 5136] Yaotan, at Wachang, Luhsien, western China. Current status: Valid as Sinibotia reevesae (Chang, 1944). Botiidae: Botiinae. Habitat: freshwater Species Sinibotia robusta (Wu, 1939) - Kansu loach, Chinese golden zebra loach [=Botia robusta Wu [H.-W.], 1939:122, Pl 2 (fig. 5), Botia hexafurca Mai [D. Y.], 1978:238, Fig. 108] Notes: [Sinensia v. 10 (nos 1-6); ref. 4805] Yangso, Li Kiang, southern China. Current status: Valid as Sinibotia robusta (Wu, 1939). Botiidae: Botiinae. (hexafurca) [Identification of the fresh-water fishes of North Viet Nam v. 1; ref. 13511] Tây-Giang (Hsi-Chiang or West River), China. Current status: Synonym of Sinibotia robusta (Wu, 1939). Botiidae: Botiinae. Species Sinibotia superciliaris (Günther, 1892) - Chinese golden loach [=Botia superciliaris Günther [A.], 1892:250, Pl. 4 (fig. B)] Notes: [List of the species of reptiles and fishes collected by Mr. A. E. Pratt; ref. 14508] Kia-tiang-fu, foot of Omie-shan, Szechwan, China, elevation 1070 feet. Current status: Valid as Sinibotia superciliaris (Günther, 1892). Botiidae: Botiinae.

Species Sinibotia zebra (Wu, 1939) - zebra loach [=Botia zebra Wu [H.-W.], 1939:126, Pl. 3 (fig. 9)] Notes: [Sinensia v. 10 (nos 1-6); ref. 4805] Yangso, Li Kiang, southern China. Current status: Valid as Sinibotia zebra (Wu, 1939). Botiidae: Botiinae. Habitat: freshwater GENUS Syncrossus Blyth, 1860 - loaches [=Syncrossus Blyth [E.], 1860:166] Notes: [ref. 477]. Masc. Syncrossus berdmorei Blyth, 1860. Type by subsequent designation. Two included species; earliest subsequent designation by Jordan & Fowler 1903 [ref. 2461] as type in parentheses. Synonym of Botia Gray, 1831 -- (Roberts 1989:101 [ref. 6439]). Synonym of Hymenphysa Bleeker, 1859 -- (Nalbant 2004:270 [ref. 28547]). Valid as Syncrossus Blyth, 1860 -- (Kottelat 2004:13 [ref. 27360], Tang et al. 2008:8 [ref. 29536] as Sycrossus, Grant 2007:39 [ref. 29922], Kottelat 2012:19 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:175 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Syncrossus Blyth, 1860. Botiidae: Botiinae. Species Syncrossus beauforti (Smith, 1931) - barred loach [=Botia beauforti Smith [H. M.], 1931:2, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 79 (no. 2873); ref. 4047] Tadi Stream, Ban Kiriwong, Nakhon Si Thammarat [Nakon Sritamarat] Province, Malay Peninsula, Thailand. Current status: Valid as Syncrossus beauforti (Smith, 1931). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Southeastern Asia; Peninsular Thailand and Myanmar. Species Syncrossus berdmorei Blyth, 1860 - Blyth's loach [=Syncrossus berdmorei Blyth [E.], 1860:166] Notes: [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Tenasserim provinces, Myanmar.

Current status: Valid as Syncrossus berdmorei Blyth, 1860. Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: India and Myanmar. Species Syncrossus helodes (Sauvage, 1876) - banded tiger loach [=Botia helodes Sauvage [H.-E.], 1876:99 [3]] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (6th Série) v. 13; ref. 19811] Rizière de Tma-Kré, Cambodia. Current status: Valid as Syncrossus helodes (Sauvage, 1876). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Asia: Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and southern Vietnam. Species Syncrossus hymenophysa (Bleeker, 1852) - tiger loach, green tiger loach [=Cobitis hymenophysa Bleeker [P.], 1852:602, Hymenophysa macclellandi Bleeker [P.], 1859:358] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 334] Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Syncrossus hymenophysa (Bleeker, 1852). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. (macclellandi) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 16; ref. 13999] Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Syncrossus hymenophysa (Bleeker, 1852). Botiidae: Botiinae. Species Syncrossus lucasbahi (Fowler, 1937) - green tiger loach [=Botia lucasbahi Fowler [H. W.], 1937:154, Fig. 70, Botia beauforti var. formosa Pellegrin [J.] & Fang [P.-W.], 1940:119, Fig. 5, Botia yunnanensis Chen [J.-X.], 1980:6 [English p. 21], Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 89; ref. 1425] Tachin, Thailand. Current status: Valid as Syncrossus lucasbahi (Fowler, 1937). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Thailand, Laos and China.

(formosa) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 65; ref. 3418] Ban Nam Khueng, Mekong, 30 kilometers northeast of Ban Houei Sai, Laos. Current status: Synonym of Syncrossus lucasbahi (Fowler, 1937). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Lower Mekong River system: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and southern Vietnam (if valid). (yunnanensis) [Zoological Research v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 23120] Jinghong, Yunnan Province, China. Current status: Synonym of Syncrossus lucasbahi (Fowler, 1937). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Upper Mekong River system, China. Species Syncrossus reversus (Roberts, 1989) - reversus tiger loach (author) [=Botia reversa Roberts [T. R.], 1989:102, Fig. 76 below] Notes: [Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences No. 14; ref. 6439] Kapuas basin, rocky channel in mainstream of Sungai Pinoh, 37 kilometers south of Nangapinoh, Borneo, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Syncrossus reversus (Roberts, 1989). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Southeastern Asia. GENUS Yasuhikotakia Nalbant, 2002 - loaches [=Yasuhikotakia Nalbant [T. T.], 2002:317] Notes: [ref. 27361]. Botia modesta Bleeker, 1865. Type by original designation. Valid as Yasuhikotakia Nalbant, 2002 --(Nalbant 2002:317 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:14 [ref. 27360], Tang et al. 2008:8 [ref. 29536], Kottelat 2012:20 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:175 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Yasuhikotakia Nalbant, 2002. Botiidae: Botiinae. Species Yasuhikotakia caudopunctata (Taki & Doi, 1995) - Mekong botia (author) [=Botia caudipunctata Taki [Y.] & Doi [A.], 1995:150, Fig. 3] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 42 (no. 2); ref. 21740] Mekong River at Hatsalao, near Pakse, Laos. Current status: Valid as Yasuhikotakia caudipunctata (Taki & Doi, 1995). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Asia.

Species Yasuhikotakia eos (Taki, 1972) - sun loach [=Botia eos Taki [Y.], 1972:66, Figs. 1, 2C, 3C] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 19 (no. 2); ref. 7649] Nam Ngum River, northern Vientiane, Laos. Current status: Valid as Yasuhikotakia eos (Taki, 1972). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Asia. Species Yasuhikotakia lecontei (Fowler, 1937) - red-finned loach, silver loach [=Botia lecontei Fowler [H. W.], 1937:156, Figs. 71-74] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 89; ref. 1425] Kemrat, Thailand. Current status: Valid as Yasuhikotakia lecontei (Fowler, 1937). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Asia. Species Yasuhikotakia longidorsalis (Taki & Doi, 1995) - Mekong loach (author) [=Botia longidorsalis Taki [Y.] & Doi [A.], 1995:148, Fig. 1] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 42 (no. 2); ref. 21740] Mekong River at Hatsalao, near Pakse, Laos. Current status: Valid as Yasuhikotakia longidorsalis (Taki & Doi, 1995). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Mekong River system, Asia. Species Yasuhikotakia modesta (Bleeker, 1864) - redtail botia, blue botia [=Botia modesta Bleeker [P.], 1864:11, Botia rubripinnis Sauvage [H.-E.], 1876:100 [4]] Notes: [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2; ref. 17027] Ajuthia, Thailand. Current status: Valid as Yasuhikotakia modesta (Bleeker, 1864). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Asia.

(rubripinnis) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (6th Série) v. 13; ref. 19811] Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Current status: Synonym of Yasuhikotakia modesta (Bleeker, 1864). Botiidae: Botiinae. Species Yasuhikotakia morleti (Tirant, 1885) - skunk botia, Hora's botia, skunk loach [=Botia morleti Tirant [G.] 1885:[133], Botia horae Smith [H. M.], 1931:4, Fig. 2] Notes: [Notes sur les poissons de la Basse-Cochinchine et du Cambodge. v. 10; ref. 17923] Samrong Tong, Cambodia. Current status: Valid as Yasuhikotakia morleti (Tirant, 1885). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Asia. (horae) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 79 (no. 2873); ref. 4047] West fork (Kwe Noi) of Meklong River, Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Yasuhikotakia morleti (Tirant, 1885). Botiidae: Botiinae. Species Yasuhikotakia splendida (Roberts, 1995) - Jaguar botia [=Botia splendida Roberts [T. R.], 1995:463, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 43 (no. 2); ref. 22585] Xe Pian 5-6 kilometers upstream from Ban Hin Lat, 1 kilometer downstream from Se Pa Waterfall, Attapeu, Laos, 14 45'10"N, 106 27'50"E. Current status: Valid as Yasuhikotakia splendida (Roberts, 1995). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Southeastern Asia. ********************************************************************************* Unavailable names, uncertain taxa (genera) Hymenophysa Bleeker [P.] 1858:303 [ref. 366]. See Hymenphysa McClelland. Nalbant 2002:317 [ref. 27361] regarded this genus name available from Bleeker, but that is incorrect. Hymenophysa is an incorrect subsequent spelling. Species are now placed in Syncrossus Blyth 1860. Botiidae: Botiinae. (species)

Nemacheilus cheni Herre [A. W. C. T.] & Lin [S.-Y.] 1936:20, Figs. 6-6a [Bulletin of the Chekiang Provincial Fisheries Experiment Station, Tinghai, Chekiang, China v. 2 (no. 7); ref. 10995] Upper Tsien Tang River, Chekiang Province, China. Holotype: not researched. Paratypes: (2) CAS-SU 35257 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:40 [ref. 12291]. Status uncertain in Leptobotia Bleeker 1870 -- (Kottelat 2012:16 [ref. 32367]). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Habitat: freshwater. Botia variegata Günther [A.] 1889:228 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 4 (no. 21); ref. 2016] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] at Ichang, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1889.6.25.28-29 (2). Also appeared as new in Günther 1891:249 [ref. 14508]. Status uncertain in Leptobotia Bleeker 1870 -- (Kottelat 2012:16 [ref. 32367]). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Parabotia kimluani Nguyen [V. H.] 2005:553, Fig. 5 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 2; ref. 29730] Gâm River, Nà Hang, Tuyên Quang, Vietnam. Holotype: NCNTTS I, Bac Ninh. Paratypes: (1). Questionably a synonym of Parabotia dubius Kottelat 2001 -- (Kottelat 2012:18 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:174 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Parabotia kimluani Nguyen 2005. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Gam River, Na Hang district, Tuyên Quang Province, Vietnam. Parabotia vancuongi Nguyen [V. H.] 2005:555, Fig. 6 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 2; ref. 29730] Gâm River, Nà Hang, Tuyên Quang, Vietnam. Holotype (unique): NCNTTS I, Bac Ninh. Questionably a synonym of Parabotia dubius Kottelat 2001 -- (Kottelat 2012:18 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:174 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Parabotia vancuongi Nguyen 2005. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Gâm River, Nà Hang, Tuyên Quang, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater. Botia nebulosa Blyth [E.] 1860:165 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Darjeeling, India. Holotype (unique):?zsi F2637/1. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:120 [ref. 20743]. See Grant 2007:18-20 [ref. 29922] discusses the placement of this species in Botia and as a possible senior synonym of Botia rostrata Günther 1868. Synonym of Nemacheilus botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1987:141 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:472 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:180 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus). Synonym of Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 1990:28 [ref. 14137]). In genus Botia and possibly the same as Botia rostrata Günther 1868 -- (Grant 2007:20 [ref. 29922], Kottelat 2012:16 [ref. 32367]). Botiidae: Botiinae. Botia pulchripinnis Paysan [K.] 1970:64, 156, Pl. 13 (fig. 10) [Franck'sche Verlagsh., Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart; ref. 26265] Southeast Asia [imported from Thailand]. Syntypes: none known. Valid as Botia pulchripinnis Paysan 1970 -- (Grant 2001:4 [ref. 28264]). Valid as Yasuhikotakia lecontei (Paysan 1970) -- (Nalbant 2002:317 [ref. 27361]). Questionably a synonym of Yasuhikotakia lecontei (Fowler 1937) -- (Kottelat 2004:14 [ref. 27360], Kottelat 2012:20 [ref.

32367], Kottelat 2013:176 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Yasuhikotakia lecontei (Fowler 1937). Botiidae: Botiinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia.