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.