Protonemacheilus Yang [J.-X.] & Chu [X.-L.] 1990:109 Masc. Protonemacheilus longipectoralis Yang & Chu 1990. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled once as Protenemacheilus, obviously in error. •Valid as Protonemacheilus Yang & Chu 1990 -- (Prokofiev 2004:156 [ref. 27665], Prokofiev 2010:890 [ref. 31096], Kottelat et al. 2012:103 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:203 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:131 [ref. 34477], Kottelat 2018:296 [ref. 36206], Du et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38600], Du et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40265]). Current status: Valid as Protonemacheilus Yang & Chu 1990. Nemacheilidae.