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Genera in the family or subfamily Cobitidae: [ 47 ] records

Acanestrinia (subgenus of Cobitis) Băcescu [M. C.] 1962:435 Fem. Cobitis elongata Heckel & Kner 1857. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Ludwig et al. 2001:388 [ref. 25216], Kottelat 2012:23 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:178 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758. Cobitidae.

Acanthopsis Agassiz [L.] 1832:134 Fem. † Acanthopsis angustus Agassiz 1835. Type by subsequent monotypy. Created for a fossil species. See discussion of type species as given by Kottelat 1987:372-373 [ref. 5962]. Type by subsequent monotypy, established in Agassiz 1835:Pl. 50 [ref. 13390]. Type not Cobitis taenia Linnaeus 1758 as given by Jordan 1919:180 [ref. 2410]. Possibly not a cobitid based on change of type to a fossil species (see Kottelat 1987:372 [ref. 5962]) and probably not in Cobitidae. •Valid as Acanthopsis Agassiz 1832 -- (Son & He 2001:1 [ref. 25331]). •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 -- (some authors). •Questionally as a synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 2012:23 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Unknown. Cobitidae.

Acanthopsoides Fowler [H. W.] 1934:103 Masc. Acanthopsoides gracilis Fowler 1934. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Aperioptus Richardson 1848 -- (Page & Tangjitjaroen 2015:179 [ref. 33815]). •Valid as Acanthopsoides Fowler 1934 -- (Nalbant 1963:365 [ref. 3140], Sawada 1982:201 [ref. 14111], Kottelat 1985:267 [ref. 11441], Kottelat 1989:13 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:94 [ref. 6439], Siebert 1991 [ref. 20084], Nalbant 1994:376 [ref. 22051], Doi 1997:25 [ref. 22832] as Acanthopsides, Son & He 2001:1 [ref. 25331], Kottelat & Tan 2008:69 [ref. 29956], Havird et al. 2010:2 [ref. 30908], Kottelat 2012:21 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:176 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:151 [ref. 34477], Kottelat 2020:297 [ref. 37435]). Current status: Valid as Acanthopsoides Fowler 1934. Cobitidae.

Acantophthalmus van Hasselt [J. C.] 1823:132 Masc. Cobitis taenia Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Spelled Acantophthalmus in 1823, Acanthophthalmus in French version (= van Hasselt 1824:377 [ref. 5104]); the spelling Acantophthalmus was placed on the Official Index in Opinion 1500. Type by monotypy, 3 more included species not available (see Kottelat 1987:371 [ref. 5962]). •Objective synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 by action of ICZN (Opinion 1500), but see Burridge 1992:175 [ref. 19452]. •Treated as valid as Acantophthalmus van Hasselt 1823 with type as A. fasciatus -- (Jayaram 1981:179 [ref. 6497], Sawada 1982:202 [ref. 14111], Roberts 1989:95 [ref. 6439], Ataur Rahman 1989:152 [ref. 24860], and Burridge 1992:175 [ref. 19452] as Acantophthalmus). •Opinion 1695 did not support the view of Burridge et al. (Case 2738) and did not change the type species, and it resulted in placement of Acanthophthalmus on the Official Index. •Treated as valid as Acantophthalmus but dating to Bleeker 1859 -- (Nalbant 1994:376 [ref. 22051]). •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 2012:23 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758. Cobitidae.

Acantopsis van Hasselt [J. C.] 1823:133 Fem. Acantopsis dialuzona van Hasselt 1823. Type by monotypy. Spelled Acantopsis in 1823 and Acanthopsis in French version (= van Hasselt 1824:376, 377 [ref. 5104]); Code requires use of original spelling. See Kottelat 1987:372 [ref. 5962]. •Valid as Acantopsis van Hasselt 1823 -- (Chen 1981:22 [ref. 8242], Kottelat 1985:267 [ref. 11441], Roberts 1989:99 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 1989:13 [ref. 13605], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:252 [ref. 23876], Menon 1992:102 [ref. 23970], Nalbant 1994:376 [ref. 22051], Doi 1997:25 [ref. 22832], Kottelat & Tan 2008:69 [ref. 29956], Havird et al. 2010:2 [ref. 30908], Kottelat 2012:22 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:151 [ref. 34477], Boyd et al. 2017:161 [ref. 35656], Boyd et al. 2018:[1] [ref. 36347]). Current status: Valid as Acantopsis van Hasselt 1823. Cobitidae.

Andrzewia (subgenus of Sabanejewia) Vasil'eva [E. D.], Solovyeva [E. N.] & Vasil'ev [V. P.] 2022:87 Fem. Cobitis caspia Eichwald 1838. Type by original designation. •In the synonymy of Sabanejewia Vladykov 1929. Current status: Synonym of Sabanejewia Vladykov 1929. Cobitidae.

Andrzewia (subgenus of Sabanejewia) Vasil’eva [E. D.], Solovyeva [E. N.] & Vasil’ev [V. P.] 2022:1, 11 Fem. Cobitis caspia Eichwald 1838. Type by original designation. Spelled Andrzhewia in abstract [with subg. n.] and twice Andrzewia in main text, the last spelling is deemed correct, confirmed by one of the authors. •Synonym of Sabanejewia Vladykov 1929, but a valid subgenus as described -- (Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev 2023:[7] [ref. 40114]). Current status: Synonym of Sabanejewia Vladykov 1929. Cobitidae.

Apua Blyth [E.] 1860:169 Fem. Apua fusca Blyth 1860. Type by monotypy. Regarded by Kottelat 1987:371 [ref. 5962] as a simultaneous objective synonym of Pangio Blyth 1860, and as first reviser he selected Pangio over Apua. See also Acantophthalmus van Hasselt 1823. •Synonym of Acanthophthalmus van Hasselt 1823 -- (Burridge 1992:175 [ref. 19452]). •Synonym of Pangio Blyth 1860 -- (Kottelat 2012:37 [ref. 32367], Kottelet 2013:182 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pangio Blyth 1860. Cobitidae.

Beyshehiria (subgenus of Cobitis) Erk'akan [F.], Atalay-Ekmekçi [F. G.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1999:20 Fem. Cobitis bilseli Battalgil 1942. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758, but presumed valid as subgenus Beyshehiria as described. •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 2012:23 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:178 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758. Cobitidae.

Bibarba Chen [Y.-X.] & Chen [Y.-F.] 2007:103 Fem. Bibarba bibarba Chen & Chen 2007. Type by original designation (also by monotypy and tautonymy). •Valid as Bibarba Chen & Chen 2007 -- (Kottelat 2012:22 [ref. 32367], Lan et al. 2013:155 [ref. 32910], Wu et al. 2015:138 [ref. 33638], Zhang et al. 2016:151 [ref. 34477], Bohlen et al. 2019:302 [ref. 36890], Yang et al. 2020:67 [ref. 37266]). Current status: Valid as Bibarba Chen & Chen 2007. Cobitidae.

Bicanestrinia (subgenus of Cobitis) Băcescu [M. C.] 1962:436 Fem. Cobitis simplicispina Hankó 1925. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus Bicanestrinia as described -- (Bianco & Nalbant 1980:905 [ref. 22380], Erk'akan et al. 1999:20 [ref. 25143], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2011:925 [ref. 31700], Kottelat 2012:23 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:178 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758. Cobitidae.

Canthophrys Swainson [W.] 1838:364 Fem. Canthophrys albescens Swainson 1839 (= Cobitis cucura Hamilton 1822). Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first without species (1838:364); species added by Swainson 1839:190 and 310 [ref. 4303]. Type designated by Swain 1882:282 [ref. 5966]. •Valid as Canthophrys Swainson 1838 -- (Kottelat 1998:118 [ref. 25861], Havird et al. 2010:2 [ref. 30908], Kottelat 2012:22 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Canthophrys Swainson 1838. Cobitidae.

Choia Kim [I.-S.], Park [J.-Y.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1997:192 Fem. Niwaella brevifasciata Kim & Lee 1995. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Choia Walcott 1920 in Porifera, replaced by Kichulchoia Kim, Park & Nalbant 1999. Spelled Khichulchoia on p. 374. •Synonym of Kichulchoia Kim, Park & Nalbant 1999 -- (Kim 2009:16 [ref. 30457], Kottelat 2012:31 [ref. 32367]). •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758. Cobitidae.

Cobitichthys Bleeker [P.] 1858:304 Masc. Cobitis barbatuloides Bleeker 1851. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Cobiitichthys by Jordan 1919:279 [ref. 2410]. Declaired a nomen oblitum by Kottelat & Tan 2008:70 [ref. 29956]. •Synonym of Misgurnus Lacepède 1803 -- (Chen 1981:27 [ref. 8242]). •In the synonymy of Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863 -- (Kottelat & Tan 2008:70 [ref. 29956] as a nomen oblitum, Kottelat 2012:31 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863. Cobitidae.

Cobitinula Hankó [B.] 1924:152 Fem. Cobitinula anatoliae Hankó 1925. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Chen 1981:23 [ref. 8242], Wu & Wu 1992:265 [ref. 21205], Kottelat 2012:23 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:178 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758. Cobitidae.

Cobitis Linnaeus [C.] 1758:303 Fem. Cobitis taenia Linnaeus 1758. Type designated by the ICZN (Opinion 1500); see also Opinion 2695. Cobites Swainson 1839:190, 310 [ref. 4303] is a misspelling. •Valid as Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Chen 1981:23 [ref. 8242], Sawada 1982:199 [ref. 14111], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:58 [ref. 6441], Kim 1986:945 [ref. 6327], Sivkov & Dobrovolov 1986:3 [ref. 8038], Coad & Sarieyyüpoglu 1988:426 [ref. 9105], Kottelat 1989:13 [ref. 13605], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:253 [ref. 23876], Wu & Wu 1992:265 [ref. 21205], Nalbant 1994:376 [ref. 22051], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:47 [ref. 22798], Economidis & Nalbant 1996:301 [ref. 23723], Doadrio & Perdices 1997:51 [ref. 22679], Vasil'eva 1998:97 [ref. 23591], Nalbant & Bianco 1998:120 [ref. 23810], Erk'akan et al. 1999:14 [ref. 25143], Kim et al. 1999:373 [ref. 25348], Son & He 2001:1 [ref. 25331], Ludwig et al. 2001:388 [ref. 25216], Sideleva 2001:54 [ref. 26181], Sideleva 2003:11 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:104 [ref. 28183], Kitagawa et al. 2005:111 [ref. 28306], Doadrio & Perdices 2005:484 [ref. 28419], Janko et al. 2005:405 [ref. 28442], Son & He 2005:238 [ref. 29190], Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev 2006:S15 [ref. 28976], Freyhof & Stelbrink 2007:269 [ref. 29344], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:300 [ref. 29996], Prokofiev 2007:111 [ref. 29368], Chen & Chen 2007:103 [ref. 29350], Vasil'ev & Vasil'eva 2008:1 [ref. 29549], Erk'akan et al. 2008:112 [ref. 29860], Ngô 2008:66 [ref. 29980], Kim 2009:8 [ref. 30457], Chae & Yoon 2010:101 [ref. 31571], Coad 2010:201 [ref. 36620], Bohlen & Harant 2011:295 [ref. 31186], Chen & Chen 2011:149 [ref. 31435], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2011:925 [ref. 31700], Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev 2012:205 [ref. 31976], Nakajima 2012:103 [ref. 32326], Kottelat 2012:23 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989], Chen & Chen 2013:83 [ref. 32990], Buj et al. 2014:1 [ref. 33367], Erkakan & Özdemir 2014:275 [ref. 33489], Parin et al. 2014:98 [ref. 33547], Chen et al. 2015:1 [ref. 35710], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015:558 [ref. 33668], Nakajima & Suzawa 2015:68 [ref. 33854], Chen et al. 2015:1 [ref. 34014], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:881 [ref. 34062], Perdices et al. 2016:7 [ref. 34266], Nakajima 2016:119 [ref. 34247], Zhang et al. 2016:151 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:668 [ref. 34853], Chen & Chen 2016:379 [ref. 34890], Vasil'eva et al. 2016:577 [ref. 34979], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2017:118 [ref. 35196], Eagderi et al. 2017:48 [ref. 35199], Esmaeili et al. 2017:59 [ref. 35254], Erk'akan et al. 2017:82 [ref. 35341], Chen et al. 2018:156 [ref. 35932], Çiçek et al. 2018:16 [ref. 36267], Esmaeili et al. 2018:40 [ref. 36089], Özdemir 2019:593 [ref. 36384], Freyhof et al. 2018:1 [ref. 36385], Tan et al. 2019:161 [ref. 36712], Vasil'eva et al. 2020:135 [ref. 37810], Eagderi et al. 2022:410 [ref. 39387], Doadrio et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40299], Volkov et al. 2023:240 [560] [ref. 40530], Novaga et al. 2024:385 [ref. 41169]). Current status: Valid as Cobitis Linnaeus 1758. Cobitidae.

Cobitophis Myers [G. S.] 1927:4 Masc. Acantophthalmus anguillaris Vaillant 1902. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Acanthophthalmus van Hasselt 1823, but a valid subgenus Cobitophis -- (Nalbant 1963:368 [ref. 3140]). •Synonym of Acanthophthalmus van Hasselt 1823 -- (Roberts 1989:95 [ref. 6439]). •Synonym of Pangio Blyth 1860 -- (Kottelat 1989:13 [ref. 13605], Kottelat & Lim 1993:205 [ref. 21437], Kottelat 2012:37 [ref. 32367], Kottelet 2013:182 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pangio Blyth 1860. Cobitidae.

Enobarbichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1931:107 Masc. Platacanthus maculatus Day 1868. Type by being a replacement name. Apparently an unneeded replacement for Enobarbus Whitley 1928, not preoccupied by Aenobarbus Temminck 1838 in Aves. •Treated as valid as Enobarbichthys Whitley 1931 -- (Jayaram 1981:178 [ref. 6497], Sawada 1982:200 [ref. 14111] as Enobarichthys, Menon 1992:84 [ref. 23970], Nalbant 1994:375 [ref. 22051]). •Objective synonym of Enobarbus Whitley 1928. •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863 -- (Harant & Bohlen 2010:2444 [ref. 31092], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863. Cobitidae.

Enobarbus Whitley [G. P.] 1928:296 Masc. Platacanthus maculatus Day 1868. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Jerdonia Day 1870, apparently preoccupied by Jerdonia Blanford 1832 in Mollusca. Enobarbichthys Whitley 1931 apparently is an unneeded replacement of Enobarbus, not preoccupied by Aenobarbus Temminck 1838 in Aves. •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863 -- (Harant & Bohlen 2010:2452 [ref. 31092], Kottelat 2012:31 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863. Cobitidae.

Eucirrhichthys Perugia [A.] 1892:1009 Masc. Eucirrhichthys doriae Perugia 1892. Type by monotypy. Originally described as a cyprinid. Misspelled Eucirrichthys in Zoological Record for 1892. •Questionably a synonym of Acanthophthalmus [or Acantophthalmus] van Hasselt 1823 -- (Roberts 1989:95 [ref. 6439]). •Valid as Eucirrhichthys Perugia 1892 -- (Nalbant 1963:367 [ref. 3140], Sawada 1982:202 [ref. 14111], Nalbant 1994:376 [ref. 22051] as Eucirrichthys). •Synonym of Pangio Blyth 1860 -- (Kottelat 1989:13 [ref. 13605], Kottelat & Lim 1993:205 [ref. 21437], Kottelat 2012:37 [ref. 32367], Kottelet 2013:182 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pangio Blyth 1860. Cobitidae.

Iberocobitis (subgenus of Cobitis) Băcescu [M. C.] 1962:438 Fem. Acanthopsis taenia paludica de Buen 1930. Type by original designation. The subspecies (forma) is elevated to species for purposes of the type species. Type species given as paludicola, which is an unjustified emendation of paludica. •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus Iberocobitis as described -- (Doadrio & Perdices 1997:59 [ref. 22679]). •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Ludwig et al. 2001:388 [ref. 25216], Kottelat 2012:23 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:178 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758. Cobitidae.

Iksookimia Nalbant [T. T.] 1993:101 Fem. Cobitis koreensis Kim 1975. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Iksookimia Nalbant 1993 -- (Nalbant 1994:376 [ref. 22051], Kim & Park 1997:249 [ref. 23149], Kim 2009:12 [ref. 30457], Chae & Yoon 2010:101 [ref. 31571], Kottelat 2012:30 [ref. 32367]). •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Perdices et al. 2016:7 [ref. 34266]). Current status: Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758. Cobitidae.

Jerdonia Day [F.] 1871:700 Fem. Platacanthus maculatus Day 1868. Type by monotypy. Apparently objectively invalid; preoccupied by Jerdonia Blanford 1862 in Mollusca; Enobarbus Whitley 1928 (and its replacement Enobarbichthys Whitley 1931) and Madrasia Nalbant 1963 are replacement names. •In the synonymy of Enobarbichthys Whitley 1931 -- (Menon 1992:84 [ref. 23970]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863 based on placement of Platacanthus maculatus -- (Kottelat 2012:31 [ref. 32367]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863 -- (Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863. Cobitidae.

Kichulchoia Kim [I.-S.], Park [J.-Y.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1999:374 Fem. Niwaella brevifasciata Kim & Lee 1995. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Choia Kim, Park & Nalbant, preoccupied by Choia Walcott 1920 in Porifera. •Valid as Kichulchoia Kim, Park & Nalbant 1999 -- (Kim 2009:16 [ref. 30457], Kottelat 2012:31 [ref. 32367]). •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Perdices et al. 2016:7 [ref. 34266]). Current status: Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758. Cobitidae.

Koreocobitis Kim [I.-S.], Park [J.-Y.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1997:191 Fem. Cobitis rotundicaudata Wakiya & Mori 1929. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Koreocobitis Kim, Park & Nalbant 1997 -- (Kim et al. 2000:89 [ref. 25039], Kim 2009:19 [ref. 30457], Kottelat 2012:31 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Koreocobitis Kim, Park & Nalbant 1997. Cobitidae.

Kottelatlimia Nalbant [T. T.] 1994:377 Fem. Lepidocephalichthys katik Kottelat & Lim 1992. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Kottelatlimia Nalbant 1994 -- (Doi 1997:25 [ref. 22832], Kottelat & Tan 2008:63 [ref. 29956], Havird et al. 2010:2 [ref. 30908], Kottelat 2012:31 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:178 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Kottelatlimia Nalbant 1994. Cobitidae.

Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker [P.] 1863:38, 42 Masc. Cobitis hasselti Valenciennes 1846. Type by original designation. Also may date to Bleeker 1863: Pl. 103 in part 9 [ref. 4859]. Type given as Lepidocephalichthys hasseltii Bleeker (p. 42) = Cobitis hasseltii Valenciennes. Declaired a nomen protectum by Kottelat & Tan 2008:70 [ref. 29956] over Cobitichthys Bleeker 1851. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus Bleeker 1859 -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968:343 [ref. 6554], Menon 1992:52 [ref. 23970]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalus, but a valid subgenus Lepidocephalichthys -- (Jayaram 1981:181 [ref. 6497]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863 -- (Nalbant 1963:366 [ref. 3140], Kottelat 1989:13 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:103 [ref. 6439], Kottelat & Lim 1992 [ref. 21291], Nalbant 1994:375 [ref. 22051], Doi 1997:25 [ref. 22832], Arunkumar 2000:1093 [ref. 25767], Kottelat & Tan 2008:70 [ref. 29956] as a nomen protectum, Havird & Page 2010:137 [ref. 3073], Havird et al. 2010:1 [ref. 30908], Harant & Bohlen 2010:2443 [ref. 31092], Kottelat 2012:31 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989], Deein et al. 2014:342 [ref. 33210], Endruweit 2016:188 [ref. 34451], Zhang et al. 2016:152 [ref. 34477], Kottelat 2017:707 [ref. 35678], Kottelat 2024:184 [ref. 41342]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863. Cobitidae.

Lepidocephalus Bleeker [P.] 1858:303 Masc. Cobitis macrochir Bleeker 1854. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1863:35 [ref. 400] and 1863:4 [ref. 4859]. •Valid as Lepidocephalus Bleeker 1858 (often dated 1859) -- (Nalbant 1963:366 [ref. 3140], Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968:343 [ref. 6554], Jayaram 1981:180 [ref. 6497], Chen 1981:22 [ref. 8242], Sawada 1982:201 [ref. 14111], Kottelat 1985:268 [ref. 11441], Roberts 1989:106 [ref. 6439], Ataur Rahman 1989:156 [ref. 24860], Menon 1992:52 [ref. 23970], Nalbant 1994:375 [ref. 22051], Doi 1997:25 [ref. 22832], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:90 [ref. 23556], Son & He 2001:1 [ref. 25331], Ataur Rahman 2003:175 [ref. 31338], Havird et al. 2010:2 [ref. 30908], Harant & Bohlen 2010:2444 [ref. 31092], Kottelat 2012:34 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989], Deein et al. 2014:342 [ref. 33210]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalus Bleeker 1858. Cobitidae.

Madrasia Nalbant [T. T.] 1963:364 Fem. Platacanthus maculatus Day 1868. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Jerdonia Day 1871, preoccupied by Jerdonia Blanford 1861 in Mollusca. Madrassia is a misspelling. •Objective synonym of Enobarbichthys Whitley 1931 [but see Enobarbus] -- (Jayaram 1981:178 [ref. 6497]). •Synonym of Enobarbichthys Whitley 1931 -- (Menon 1992:84 [ref. 23970]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863 -- (Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863. Cobitidae.

Mesomisgurnus Fang [P.-W.] 1935:129 Masc. Nemacheilus bipartitus Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Misgurnus Lacepède 1803 -- (Chen 1981:27 [ref. 8242], Menon 1992:50 [ref. 23970], Kottelat 2012:35 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:181 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:153 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Misgurnus Lacepède 1803. Cobitidae.

Microcobitis Bohlen [J.] & Harant [R.] 2011:296 Fem. Cobitis misgurnoides Rendahl 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Microcobitis Bohlen & Harant 2011 -- (Kottelat 2012:34 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Microcobitis Bohlen & Harant 2011. Cobitidae.

Misgurnus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:16 Masc. Cobitis fossilis Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Misgurnus Lacepède 1803 -- (Chen 1981:27 [ref. 8242], Jayaram 1981:182 [ref. 6497], Sawada 1982:198 [ref. 14111], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:58 [ref. 6441], Kottelat 1989:13 [ref. 13605], Travers 1989:203 [ref. 13578], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:255 [ref. 23876], Menon 1992:49 [ref. 23970], Wu & Wu 1992:266 [ref. 21205], Nalbant 1994:375 [ref. 22051], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:49 [ref. 22798], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:91 [ref. 23556], Vasil'eva 1998:101 [ref. 23591], Son & He 2001:1 [ref. 25331], Vasil'eva 2001:581 [ref. 25617], Shedko & Shedko 2003:323 [ref. 27966], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:108 [ref. 28183], Scharpf 2006:13 [ref. 30386], Hoese 2006:348 [ref. 29009], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:300 [ref. 29996], Vasil'ev & Vasil'eva 2008:1 [ref. 29549], Kim 2009:20 [ref. 30457] as Misgrunus, Interesova et al. 2010:281 [ref. 31016], Kottelat 2012:35 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:181 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:101 [ref. 33547], Zhang et al. 2016:153 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:669 [ref. 34853], Zhang et al. 2021:415 [ref. 38246], Shedko & Vasil'eva 2022:1 [ref. 39201], Nakajima & Hashiguchi 2022:525 [ref. 39389]). Current status: Valid as Misgurnus Lacepède 1803. Cobitidae.

Neacanthopsis Smith [H. M.] 1945:297 Fem. Neacanthopsis gracilentus Smith 1945. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Neacanthopsis Smith 1945 -- (Kottelat 1989:13 [ref. 13605]). •Synonym of Aperioptus Richardson 1848 -- (Page & Tangjitjaroen 2015:179 [ref. 33815]). •Synonym of Acanthopsoides Fowler 1934 -- (Siebert 1991:98 [ref. 20084], Kottelat 2012:21 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthopsoides Fowler 1934. Cobitidae.

Neoeucirrhichthys Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1968:349 Masc. Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968. Type by original designation. •Valid as Neoeucirrhichthys Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968 -- (Jayaram 1981:178 [ref. 6497], Sawada 1982:202 [ref. 14111], Ataur Rahman 1989:160 [ref. 24860], Menon 1992:95 [ref. 23970], Nalbant 1994:376 [ref. 22051], Ataur Rahman 2003:179 [ref. 31338], Kottelat & Tan 2008:69 [ref. 29956], Havird et al. 2010:2 [ref. 30908], Kottelat 2012:36 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Neoeucirrhichthys Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968. Cobitidae.

Niwaella Nalbant [T. T.] 1963:362 Fem. Cobitis delicata Niwa 1937. Type by original designation. Published as Niwaëlla. •Valid as Niwaella Nalbant 1963 -- (Sawada & Kim 1977 [ref. 6985], Sawada 1982:200 [ref. 14111], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:58 [ref. 6441], Nalbant 1994:376 [ref. 22051], Kim & Lee 1995 [ref. 22178], Son & He 2001:4 [ref. 25331], Chen & Chen 2005:1643 [ref. 28174], Kottelat 2012:37 [ref. 32367], Chen et al. 2017:490 [ref. 35645]). •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Perdices et al. 2016:7 [ref. 34266]). Current status: Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758. Cobitidae.

Pangio Blyth [E.] 1860:169 Fem. Cobitis cinnamomea McClelland 1839 (= Cobitis pangia Hamilton 1822). Type by monotypy. Blyth treated pangia (spelled by him as pangio) Hamilton 1822 and cinnamomea McClelland 1839 as synonymous, using the latter name as valid. Opinion 1695 placed Acanthophthalmus on the Official Index of Rejected Names and Opinion 1500 placed Acantophthalmus on the Official Index; this means Pangio is the available name. •Synonym of Acantophthalmus van Hasselt 1823 -- (Roberts 1989:95 [ref. 6439], Burridge 1992:175 [ref. 19452]). •Valid as Pangio Blyth 1860 -- (Kottelat & Lim 1993 [ref. 21437], Doi 1997:25 [ref. 22832], Ataur Rahman 2003:171 [ref. 31338], Britz & Maclaine 2007:17 [ref. 29149], Hadiaty & Kottelat 2009:65 [ref. 30302], Britz & Kottelat 2010:371 [ref. 30691], Havird et al. 2010:2 [ref. 30908], Britz et al. 2012:45 [ref. 32066], Kottelat 2012:37 [ref. 32367], Kottelet 2013:182 [ref. 32989], Deein et al. 2014:342 [ref. 33210], Anoop et al. 2019:144 [ref. 37005], Šlechtová et al. 2021:[12] [ref. 38212], Sundar et al. 2022:89 [ref. 39262]). Current status: Valid as Pangio Blyth 1860. Cobitidae.

Paralepidocephalus Tchang [T.-L.] 1935:17 Masc. Paralepidocephalus yui Tchang 1935. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Paralepidocephalus Tchang 1935 -- (Nalbant 1963:367 [ref. 3140], Chen 1981:27 [ref. 8242] with species as jui, Sawada 1982:201 [ref. 14111], Nalbant 1994:376 [ref. 22051], Son & He 2001:1 [ref. 25331], Li 2004:95 [ref. 28170], Proudlove 2006:108 [ref. 28992], Kottelat 2012:40 [ref. 32367], Liu et al. 2016:61 [ref. 34369], Zhang et al. 2016:153 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Paralepidocephalus Tchang 1935. Cobitidae.

Paramisgurnus Guichenot [A.] in Dabry de Thiersant 1872:191 Masc. Paramisgurnus dabryanus Guichenot 1872. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Sauvage 1878:90 [p. 4 of separate], apparently independent of Guichenot in Dabry de Thiersant. •Valid as Paramisgurnus Guichenot 1872 -- (Chen 1981:29 [ref. 8242], Son & He 2001:1 [ref. 25331], Vasil'eva et al. 2003:451 [ref. 27169], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:109 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:319 [ref. 29996], Kottelat 2012:40 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:153 [ref. 34477]). •Synonym of Misgurnus Lacepède 1803 -- (Menon 1992:49 [ref. 23970], Zhang et al. 2021:415 [ref. 38246]). Current status: Synonym of Misgurnus Lacepède 1803. Cobitidae.

Paramisgurnus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1878:90 Masc. Paramisgurnus dabryanus Sauvage 1878. Type by monotypy. •Junior homonym and objective synonym of Paramisgurnus Guichenot in Dabry de Thiersant 1872 -- (Kottelat 2012:40 [ref. 32367]). •Synonym of Misgurnus Lacepède 1803. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Misgurnus Lacepède 1803. Cobitidae.

Platacanthus Day [F.] 1865:296 Masc. Platacanthus agrensis Day 1865. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Day 1865:204 [ref. 1074]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Platacanthus Fischer von Waldheim 1850 [?1849] in fossil fishes; not replaced. •In the synonymy of Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863 -- (Roberts 1989:103 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2012:31 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys Bleeker 1863. Cobitidae.

Prostheacanthus Blyth [E.] 1860:167 Masc. Prostheacanthus spectabilis Blyth 1860. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Acantopsis van Hasselt 1823 -- (Kottelat 2012:22 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989], Boyd et al. 2017:161 [ref. 35656]). Current status: Synonym of Acantopsis van Hasselt 1823. Cobitidae.

Protocobitis Yang [J.-X.] & Chen [Y.-R.] 1993:125 Fem. Protocobitis typhlops Yang & Chen 1993. Type by monotypy. Appeared as above first (unintentionally); see Kottelat & Bréhier 1999:356 [ref. 24929]. Also appeared in Yang, Chen & Lan 1994:92 [ref. 21377]. •Valid as Protocobitis Yang & Chen 1993 -- (Kottelat & Bréhier 1999:356 [ref. 24929], Proudlove 2006:107 [ref. 28992], Chen & Chen 2007:111 [ref. 29350], Zhu et al. 2008:452 [ref. 29758], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522], Zhao et al. 2011:1554 [ref. 31493], Kottelat 2012:41 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:110 [ref. 34891], Lan et al. 2013:145 [ref. 32910], Zhang et al. 2016:153 [ref. 34477], Zhou et al. 2024:210 [ref. 40870]). Current status: Valid as Protocobitis Yang & Chen 1993. Cobitidae.

Quintabarbates Roberts [T. R.] 2020:18 Fem. Quintabarbates bicolor Roberts 2020. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Quintabarbates Roberts 2020. Current status: Valid as Quintabarbates Roberts 2020. Cobitidae.

Sabanejewia Vladykov [V. D.] 1929:86 Fem. Cobitis balcanica Karaman 1922. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Chen 1981:23 [ref. 8242], Wu & Wu 1992:265 [ref. 21205]). •Valid as Sabanejewia Vladykov 1929 -- (Nalbant 1963:361 [ref. 3140], Sawada 1982:200 [ref. 14111] as Sabajenewia, Vasil'yeva & Vasil'ev 1988 [ref. 13477], Nalbant 1994:376 [ref. 22051], Economidis & Nalbant 1996:317 [ref. 23723], Vasil'eva 1998:102 [ref. 23591], Nalbant & Bianco 1998:120 [ref. 23810], Ludwig et al. 2001:388 [ref. 25216], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:110 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:321 [ref. 29996], Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev 2012:205 [ref. 31976], Kottelat 2012:41 [ref. 32367], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:882 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:61 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:41 [ref. 36089], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2019:279 [ref. 36752], Çiçek et al. 2022:86 [ref. 39222], Vasil'eva et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39491], Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev 2023:127 [ref. 40114]). Current status: Valid as Sabanejewia Vladykov 1929. Cobitidae.

Somileptus (subgenus of Canthophrys) Swainson [W.] 1839:(190) 311 Masc. Cobitis gongota Hamilton 1822. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1863:3 [ref. 4859] as S. gongota Hamilton 1822 (for which S. bispinosa Swainson is an unneeded substitute). Swainson spelled the name as Somileptus on pp. 190 and 443. First reviser is Nalbant 1963:364 who selected Somileptus. See Kottelat 1998:118 [ref. 25861]. •Valid as Somileptes Swainson 1839 -- (Nalbant 1963:364 [ref. 3140], Jayaram 1981:179 [ref. 6497], Sawada 1982:200 [ref. 14111], Ataur Rahman 1989:152 [ref. 24860] with author as Bleeker 1863). •Valid as Somileptus Swainson 1839 -- (Menon 1992:98 [ref. 23970], Nalbant 1994:375 [ref. 22051], Ataur Rahman 2003:172 [ref. 31338]). •Synonym of Canthophrys Swainson 1838 -- (Kottelat 1998:118 [ref. 25861], Kottelat 2012:22 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Canthophrys Swainson 1838. Cobitidae.

Theriodes Kottelat [M.] 2012:42, 137 Masc. Acanthophthalmus sandakanensis Inger & Chin 1962. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Theriodes Kottelat 2012 -- (Kottelat 2012:42 [ref. 32367], Kottelet 2013:184 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Theriodes Kottelat 2012. Cobitidae.

Ussuria Nikolskii [A. M.] 1904:362 Fem. Ussuria leptocephala Nikolskii 1904. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Misgurnus Lacepède 1803 -- (Kottelat 2012:35 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:181 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2021:415 [ref. 38246]). Current status: Synonym of Misgurnus Lacepède 1803. Cobitidae.