Sphaerophysa Cao [W.-X.] & Zhu [S.-Q.] 1988:405 Fem. Sphaerophysa dianchiensis Cao & Zhu 1988. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Sphaerophysa Cao & Zhu 1988 -- (Zhu 1989:133[ref. 17744], Kottelat 1990:21 [ref. 14137], Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:457 [ref. 23187], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:45 [ref. 23556], Prokofiev 2010:889 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:121 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:135 [ref. 34477], Prokofiev 2017:135 [ref. 35630]). Current status: Valid as Sphaerophysa Cao & Zhu 1988. Nemacheilidae.