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.