Placocheilus Wu [H.-W.] in Wu, Lin, Chen, Chen & He 1977:382 Masc. Discognathus caudofasciatus Pellegrin & Chevey 1936. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Placoheilus in index (p. 593). Zhang et al. 2002:209 [ref. 27464] indicate that Wu based this genus on a misidentified type species which Zhang et al. 2002 describe as a new species robustus. •Synonym of Garra Hamilton 1822 -- (Li et al. 2008:62 [ref. 29588], Lothongkham et al. 2014:543 [ref. 33183]). •Valid as Placocheilus Wu 1977 -- (Cui & Li 1984 [ref. 8236], Chu & Cui in Chu & Chen 1989:278 [ref. 13584], Chen in Chen 1998:180 [ref. 23556], Zhang et al. in Yue et al. 2000:265 [ref. 25272], Zheng et al. 2002:209 [ref. 27464], Zhang 2005:139 [ref. 28426], Zhou et al. 2005:445 [ref. 28432], Zheng 2010:3 [ref. 30961], Zhu et al. 2011:46 [ref. 31305], Chen et al. 2012:307 [ref. 31862], Zhang & Zhou 2012:22 [ref. 32322], Kottelat 2013:141 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:113 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2024:10 [ref. 41232]). Current status: Valid as Placocheilus Wu 1977. Cyprinidae: Labeoninae.