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Species in the genus Balitora: [ 32 ] records

anisura, Platycara McClelland [J.] & Griffith [W.] in McClelland 1842:587, Pl. 18 (fig. 1) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 2 (no. 8); ref. 2926] Kassyah [Kasiah] Hills, Assam, India. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Balitora brucei Gray 1830 -- (Menon 1987:228 [ref. 14149], Kottelat 1988:490 [ref. 13379], Menon 1999:193 [ref. 24904], Kottelat 2012:44 [ref. 32367]), Current status: Synonym of Balitora brucei Gray 1830. Balitoridae. Habitat: freshwater.

anlongensis, Balitora Luo [T.], Chen [Z.-X.], Zhao [X.-R.], Yu [J.], Lan [C.-T.] & Zhou [J.] in Luo, Chen, Zhao, Yu, Lan, Zhou, Xiao & Zhou 2023:32, Figs. 4-6 [ZooKeys No. 1185; ref. 40608] Xīniú Cave (犀牛洞), NaNao Village, Xinglong Town, Anlong County, Guizhou Province, China, 25.07096446N, 105.59143424E, elevation 1450 meters. Holotype: CNGZNU 20230215007. Paratypes: CNGZNU 20230215008-215017 (10). •Valid as Balitora anlongensis Luo, Chen, Zhao, Yu, Lan & Zhou 2023. Current status: Valid as Balitora anlongensis Luo, Chen, Zhao, Yu, Lan & Zhou 2023. Balitoridae. Distribution: East Asia: cave at NaNao Village, Xinglong Town, Anlong County, Pearl River basin, Guizhou (China). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.

annamitica, Balitora Kottelat [M.] 1988:498, Figs. 2d, 5 [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 95 (no. 2); ref. 13379] Grande Cascade, Boun Long, Kampuchea, Cambodia, 13°42'N, 107°00'E. Holotype: MNHN 1993-0253. Paratypes: MHNG 2154.05 (1), MNHN 1993-0254 (1). •Valid as Balitora annamitica Kottelat 1988 -- (Rainboth 1996:123 [ref. 22772], Doi 1997:18 [ref. 22832], see Kottelat 1998:60 [ref. 23436], Kottelat 2001:95 [ref. 25780], as cf. annamitica, Conway & Mayden 2010:1468 [ref. 30776] as annamatica, Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191], Liu et al. 2012:274 [ref. 31548], Kottelat 2013:185 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:44 [ref. 33971] as cf. annamitica, Kumar et al. 2016:155, 167 [ref. 34540]). Current status: Valid as Balitora annamitica Kottelat 1988. Balitoridae. Distribution: Cambodia and Xe Bangfai, Laos. Habitat: freshwater.

brucei, Balitora Gray [J. E.] 1830:no page number, Pl. 88 (fig. 1) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] Priang River near Cherrapunji, Assam, India [original: Mountain stream, India]. Neotype: RMNH 11924. Published about 15 July 1830. Neotype designated by Kottelat 1988:493 [ref. 13379]; also same specimen designated neotype for Balitora maculata Gray 1830 and brucei was selected as valid species with maculata an objective synonym. •Valid as Balitora brucei Gray 1830 -- (Mai 1978:205 [ref. 13511], Zheng & Zhang 1983:66 [ref. 21356], Menon 1987:228 [ref. 14149], Kottelat 1988:490 [ref. 13379], Tilak 1990:95 [ref. 24002], Tilak 1990:295 [ref. 24003], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:446 [ref. 20764], Sen 1995:542 [ref. 23778], Menon 1999:193 [ref. 24904], Karmakar 2000:30 [ref. 25662], Kottelat 2001:45 [ref. 25482], Nath et al. 2007:77 [ref. 29444], Tamang et al. 2007:231 [ref. 39084], Shrestha 2008:126 [ref. 29923], Conway & Mayden 2010:1468 [ref. 30776], Conway et al. 2011:1755 [ref. 31594], Bhoite et al. 2012:3038 [ref. 32191], Liu et al. 2012:374 [ref. 31548], Kottelat 2012:44 [ref. 32367], Raghavan et al. 2013:3922 [ref. 32564], Gurung et al. 2013:4883 [ref. 32969], Nebeshwar & Vishwanath 2013:114 [ref. 33006], Kumar et al. 2016:155, 166 [ref. 34540], Bleher 2018:90 [ref. 36647], Luo et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40608]). Current status: Valid as Balitora brucei Gray 1830. Balitoridae. Distribution: Asia: Tibet, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Pakistan and Bangladesh. From India [ref. 34540]. Habitat: freshwater.

burmanicus, Balitora brucei var. Hora [S. L.] 1932:291, Pl. 11 (fig. 6) [Memoirs of the Indian Museum v. 12 (no. 2); ref. 2208] Meekalan [Salween River], Myanmar. Lectotype: MSNG 15171. Paralectotypes: MSNG uncat. [ex MSNG 15171] (7), MSNG uncat. (1); ZSI F11034/1 (2). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:118 [ref. 20743]. Lectotype selected by Kottelat 1988:495 [ref. 13379]. •Synonym of Balitora brucei Gray 1830 -- (Menon 1987:228 [ref. 14149], Menon 1999:194 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Balitora brucei Gray 1830, but a valid subspecies burmanicus Hora 1932 -- (Kottelat 1988:494 [ref. 13379], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:447 [ref. 20764], Doi 1997:18 [ref. 22832] as burmamica). •Valid as Balitora burmanica Hora 1932 -- (Chen et al. 2005:25 [ref. 28351], Nath et al. 2007:77 [ref. 29444], Conway & Mayden 2010:1468 [ref. 30776], Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191], Liu et al. 2012:374 [ref. 31548], Kottelat 2012:44 [ref. 32367], Raghavan et al. 2013:3922 [ref. 32564], Kottelat 2013:432 [ref. 32989], Kumar et al. 2016:155, 166 [ref. 34540], Bleher 2018:91 [ref. 36647], Shangningam & Kosygin 2022:60 [ref. 39587], Luo et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40608]). Current status: Valid as Balitora burmanica Hora 1932. Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Salween River basin, Myanmar; ? Nagaland and Manipur (India). Habitat: freshwater.

chipkali, Balitora Kumar [P.], Katwate [U.], Raghavan [R.] & Dahanukar [N.] 2016:157, Figs. 1-3, 8A, 9A-F [Zootaxa 4138 (no. 1); ref. 34540] Karnataka, Astoli River, Kali River system, Ramnagar, India (15.430°N, 74.480°E), elevation 630 meters. Holotype: BNHS FWF 193. Paratypes: BNHS FWF, WILD, ZSI-WRC P. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Balitora chipkali Kumar, Katwate, Raghavan & Dahanukar 2016 -- (Bleher 2018:97 [ref. 36647], Sidhartan et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38132]). Current status: Valid as Balitora chipkali Kumar, Katwate, Raghavan & Dahanukar 2016. Balitoridae. Distribution: South Asia: Kali River drainage, Western Ghats (India). Habitat: freshwater.

dehouensis, Balitora Lei [H.-T.], Pu [X.-R.] & Yang [H.-F.] in Lei, Pu, Yang, Zhu, Mo, Liu, Wang & Bi 2025:1575, Figs. 3-6, 8A, 9A [Zoosystematics and Evolution v. 101 (no. 4); ref. 42349] Outlet of Lengfeng Cave, Dehou River, a tributary of the Lujiang River in Tieze Village, Dehou Town, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, 23.515678°N, 103.845043°E. Holotype: PXR 20241123001. Paratypes: PXR 20241123002-005 (4), YHF 20230925001-012 (12). •Valid as Balitora dehouensis Lei, Pu & Yang 2025. Current status: Valid as Balitora dehouensis Lei, Pu & Yang 2025. Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: outlet and subterranean river of Lengfeng Cave, Lujiang River drainage, Red River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

eddsi, Balitora Conway [K. W.] & Mayden [R. L.] 2010:1467, Figs. 1-2 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 76 (no. 6); ref. 30776] Gerwa River, Karnali River basin, between Chisapani and Kothiaghat, Bardiya District, Nepal, 28°34'0.012"N, 81°13'59.88"E. to 28°23'60.00"N, 81°11'59.99"E. Holotype: KU 40276. Paratypes: KU 40277 (2). •Valid as Balitora eddsi Conway & Mayden 2010 -- (Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191], Liu et al. 2012:374 [ref. 31548], Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Kumar et al. 2016:155, 167 [ref. 34540]). Current status: Valid as Balitora eddsi Conway & Mayden 2010. Balitoridae. Distribution: Nepal. Habitat: freshwater.

elongata, Balitora Chen [Y.-R.] & Li [Z.-Y.] in Li & Chen 1985:169 (English p. 173), Fig. 1 [Zoological Research v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 8146] Yangbi River, Yunnan, China. Holotype: KIZ 839072. Paratypes: KIZ 745049-50 (2), 748791 (1), 839073-74 (2). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:353 [ref. 32939] as Li & Chen. •Valid as Hemimyzon elongatus (Chen & Li 1985) -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:193 [ref. 13491], Doi & Kottelat 1998:7 [ref. 23304], Kottelat 1998:64 [ref. 23436], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989], Lalramliana et al. 2018:111 [ref. 35735], Fu et al. 2021:9567 [ref. 39347], Taki et al. 2021:238 [ref. 39830] as elongata). •Valid as Balitora elongata Chen & Li 1985 -- (Zhu 1995:137 [ref. 25213], Chen in Chen 1998:265 [ref. 23556], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:525 [ref. 25272], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191], Zhang et al. 2016:164 [ref. 34477], Luo et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40608], Lei et al. 2025:1573 [ref. 42349]). Current status: Valid as Balitora elongata Chen & Li 1985. Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: upper Lancangjiang [Mekong] River basin, Yunnan (China). Habitat: freshwater.

haithanhi, Balitora Nguyen [V. H.] 2006:599, Fig. 32 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 2; ref. 29730] Gâm River, Na Hang, Tuyên Quang Province, Vietnam. Holotype: NCNTTS I, Bac Ninh. Paratypes: (1). Genus as Sinohomaloptera in caption to Fig. 32; Balitora as used in the main heading regarded [by W.N.E.] as the correct original genus. Types at RIA 1 [= NCNTTSI] are lost according to Endruweit 2014:144 [ref. 33205]. •Valid as Balitora haithanhi Nguyen 2006 -- (Liu et al. 2012:[2] [ref. 31548], Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191]). •Questionably a synonym of Balitora kwangsiensis (Fang 1930) -- (Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:186 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Balitora vanlongi Nguyen 2006 -- (Endruweit 2025:17 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Balitora vanlongi Nguyen 2006. Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Gâm River, Na Hang, Tuyên Quang Province (Vietnam) [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

heteroura, Balitora Pan [J.], Liu [C.] & Zheng [W.] 1983:105 [English p. 108], Fig. 1 [Journal of the Hua Nan Teacher's Univ., Nat. Sci. Ed. 1983 (no. 2); ref. 21354] Beijiang, Guangdong, China. Holotype (unique): DBSCNU 8012. •Synonym of Balitora kwangsiensis (Fang 1930) -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:189 [ref. 13491] with question, Zheng in Pan et al. 1991:258 [ref. 23876] as eteroura, Zhang et al. 2016:164 [ref. 34477]). •Synonym of Sinohomaloptera kwangsiensis (Fang 1930) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:265 [ref. 21202], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:531 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2013:185 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Balitora kwangsiensis (Fang 1930). Current status: Synonym of Balitora kwangsiensis (Fang 1930). Balitoridae. Habitat: freshwater.

hoffmanni, Sinohomaloptera Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1938:429, Fig. 1 [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 11003] Cheung Kon Ts'uen, Hainan, China. Holotype: CAS-SU 33002. Paratypes:CAS-SU 33003 (1). Additional material: Lingnan Natural History Survey & Museum, Canton (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:40 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Sinohomaloptera kwangsiensis (Fang 1930) -- (Chen in Kuang et al. 1986:152 [ref. 26639], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:531 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:185 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Balitora kwangsiensis (Fang 1930) -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:189 [ref. 13491]). Current status: Synonym of Balitora kwangsiensis (Fang 1930). Balitoridae. Habitat: freshwater.

jalpalli, Balitora Raghavan [R.], Tharian [J. C.], Ali [A.], Jadhav [S. S.] & Dahanukar [N.] 2013:3922, Images 1-3, 6a-c [Journal of Threatened Taxa v. 5 (no. 5); ref. 32564] Valleparathodu, near Poochipara, Silent Valley National Park, 11°06'47"N, 76°26'11"E, Palakkad District, Kerala, India, depth 924 meters. Holotype: ZSI-WRC P/3156. Paratypes: CRG-SAC 2012.6.1 (1), ZSI-WRC 2010.5.28 (1). Name is a noun in apposition. •Valid as Balitora jalpalli Raghavan, Tharian, Ali, Jadhav & Dahanukar 2013 -- (Kumar et al. 2016:166 [ref. 34540], Bleher 2018:94 [ref. 36647], Sidhartan et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38132]). Current status: Valid as Balitora jalpalli Raghavan, Tharian, Ali, Jadhav & Dahanukar 2013. Balitoridae. Distribution: South Asia: Western Ghats (Kerala, India). Habitat: freshwater.

kwangsiensis, Homaloptera Fang [P.-W.] 1930:27, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2) [Sinensia v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 1296] Stream in Lin-yueng-shien, Kwangsi, China, elevation 2100 feet. Holotype: MMNHN 899. Paratypes: AMNH 9691 (1); BMNH 1930.11.7.1 (1, lost); MMNHN 647-648, 892-898, 900-904, 949; ?UMMZ 156678 (1). •Valid as Sinohomaloptera kwangsiensis (Fang 1930) -- (Zheng 1981:57 [ref. 22557], Chen in Kuang et al. 1986:152 [ref. 26639], Zheng et al. 1989:265 [ref. 21202], Zheng in Pan et al. 1991:257 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:137 [ref. 25213], Li 1998:261 [ref. 25773], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:531 [ref. 25272], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Kottelat 2001:45 [ref. 25482]). •Valid as Balitora kwangsiensis (Fang 1930) -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:189 [ref. 13491], Kottelat 2001:95 [ref. 25780], Conway & Mayden 2010:1468 [ref. 30776], Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191], Liu et al. 2012: 374 [ref. 31548], Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:185 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:164 [ref. 34477], Kumar et al. 2016:155, 167 [ref. 34540], Luo et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40608], Lei et al. 2025:1581 [ref. 42349]). Current status: Valid as Balitora kwangsiensis (Fang 1930). Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Pearl and Red River basins, and Zhujiang and Cangjiang River drainages on Hainan Island, China. Habitat: freshwater.

lancangjiangensis, Sinohomaloptera Zheng [C.-Y.] 1980:110, Figs. 1-2 [Journal of Jinan University (Natural Science) 1980 (no. 1); ref. 21353] Syntypes: (9) Dept. Biol. Jinan Univ. No. 78IV0432-0435 (4), IHASW 78IV0565-569 (5 or 4). •Valid as Balitora lancangjiangensis (Zheng 1980) -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:189 [ref. 13491], Kottelat 1998:60 [ref. 23436], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:523 [ref. 25272], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Kottelat 2001:45 [ref. 25482], Kottelat 2001:95 [ref. 25780], Chen et al. 2005:25 [ref. 28351], Conway & Mayden 2010:1468 [ref. 30776], Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191], Liu et al. 2012:374 [ref. 31548], Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2015:44 [ref. 33971], Zhang et al. 2016:164 [ref. 34477], Kumar et al. 2016:155, 167 [ref. 34540], Fu et al. 2021:9567 [ref. 39347], Taki et al. 2021:231 [ref. 39830], Luo et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40608]). Current status: Valid as Balitora lancangjiangensis (Zheng 1980). Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, Laos, Thailand and Yunnan, China, and upper Red River basin, Yunnan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

laticauda, Balitora Bhoite [S.], Jadhav [S. S.] & Dahanukar [N.] 2012:3039, Images 1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 4a, 4b, Appendix 1 [Journal of Threatened Taxa v. 4 (no. 11); ref. 32191] Stream of Krishna River drainage at Venegaon Village near Krishno River bridge (17.499°N, 74.118°E), Satara District, Maharashtra, India, elevation 590 meters. Holotype: ZSI-WRC P-2848. Paratypes: 6 at ZSI-WRC, 1 at WILD-12-PIS-019. •Valid as Balitora laticauda Bhoite, Jadhav & Dahanukar 2012 -- (Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Raghavan et al. 2013:3922 [ref. 32564], Kumar et al. 2016:166 [ref. 34540], Bleher 2018:96 [ref. 36647], Sidhartan et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38132]). Current status: Valid as Balitora laticauda Bhoite, Jadhav & Dahanukar 2012. Balitoridae. Distribution: South Asia: Krishna River system, Western Ghats (India). Habitat: freshwater.

longibarbatus, Sinohomaloptera Chen [Y.-R.] in Zheng, Chen & Huang 1982:394 (English p. 401), Fig. 1 [Zoological Research v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 21355] Yiliang Xian, Yunnan Province, 20'50'N. 103.10"E, China. Syntypes: KIZ 774170-73 (4), 774175-79 (5), 774181 (1). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:354 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Sinohomaloptera longibarbatus Chen 1982 -- (Zheng et al. 1989:266 [ref. 21202], Zhu 1995:137 [ref. 25213], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:533 [ref. 25272], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445]). •Valid as Balitora longibarbata (Chen 1982) -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:190 [ref. 13491], Chen et al. 2005:25 [ref. 28351], Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191], Liu et al. 2012:374 [ref. 31548], Zhang et al. 2016:164 [ref. 34477], Kumar et al. 2016:155, 167 [ref. 34540], Luo et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40608], Lei et al. 2025:1573 [ref. 42349]). Current status: Valid as Balitora longibarbata (Chen 1982). Balitoridae. Distribution: East Asia: Nanpan River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

ludongensis, Balitora Liu [S.-W.] & Chen [X.-Y.] in Liu, Zhu, Wei & Chen 2012:370, Figs. 1, 2a, 3 [Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 93 (no. 3); ref. 31548] Qilong River, Pingjiang Village, Ludong Town, Jingxi County, Guangxi Province, China, 23°03'53.76"N, 106°12'44.86"E. Holotype: KIZ 2008008640. Paratypes: KIZ 2008008633(1), 2008008635-8639 (5) Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:353 [ref. 32939]. Appeared first electronically in 2011, available in 2012. •Valid as Balitora ludongensis Liu & Chen 2012 -- (Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191], Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:164 [ref. 34477], Kumar et al. 2016:155, 167 [ref. 34540], Luo et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40608], Zhou et al. 2024:4 [ref. 40870], Lei et al. 2025:1582 [ref. 42349]). Current status: Valid as Balitora ludongensis Liu & Chen 2012. Balitoridae. Distribution: East Asia: Qilong River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guangxi Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

maculata, Balitora Gray [J. E.] 1830:no page number, Pl. 88 (fig. 2) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] Priang River near Cherrapunji, Assam, India [original: Mountain stream, India]. Neotype: RMNH 11924. Lectotype selected by Kottelat 1988:493; and Kottelat gave priority to Balitora brucei Gray 1830, P. 88, fig. 2. •Synonym of Balitora brucei Gray 1830 -- (Menon 1987:228 [ref. 14149], Kottelat 1988:491 [ref. 13379], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:446 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:193 [ref. 24904], Kottelat 2012:44 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Balitora brucei Gray 1830. Balitoridae. Habitat: freshwater.

melanosoma, Balitora brucei var. Hora [S. L.] 1932:291, Pl. 10 (fig. 6) [Memoirs of the Indian Museum v. 12 (no. 2); ref. 2208] Thaungyin [Thaugyn] River, Megla Stream on Myanmar - Thailand border. Holotype: BMNH 1920.9.8.11. Kottelat 1988:498 gave precedence to B. i. burmanicus. •Synonym of Balitora burmanicus Hora 1932 -- (Kottelat 1988:495 [ref. 13379], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:447 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Balitora brucei Gray 1830 -- (Menon 1987:228 [ref. 14149], Menon 1999:194 [ref. 24904], Kottelat 2012:44 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Balitora burmanica Hora 1932 -- (Kottelat 2013:185 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Balitora burmanica Hora 1932. Balitoridae. Habitat: freshwater.

meridionalis, Balitora Kottelat [M.] 1988:498, Figs. 2b, 4 [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 95 (no. 2); ref. 13379] Chan River headwaters, Kao Soi Dao, Chantaburi Province, Thailand. Holotype: NIFI uncat. Paratypes: CMK 4374 (3); NIFI uncat. (5). •Valid as Balitora meridionalis Kottelat 1988 -- (Rainboth 1996:123 [ref. 22772], Doi 1997:18 [ref. 22832], Conway & Mayden 2010:1468 [ref. 30776], Bhoite et al. 2011:3039 [ref. 32191], Liu et al. 2012:274 [ref. 31548], Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:186 [ref. 32989], Kumar et al. 2016:155, 167 [ref. 34540], Luo et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40608]). Current status: Valid as Balitora meridionalis Kottelat 1988. Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: northern Thailand and China. Habitat: freshwater.

mysorensis, Balitora brucei var. Hora [S. L.] 1941:232, Pl. 8 (fig. 4) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 43 (pt 2); ref. 2212] Sivasamudram, Cauvery River system, Karnataka, India. Holotype: ZSI F13512/1. •Valid as Balitora mysorensis Hora 1941 -- (Menon 1987:231 [ref. 14149], Kottelat 1988:494 [ref. 13379], Tilak 1990:295 [ref. 24003], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:448 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:194 [ref. 24904], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Nath et al. 2007:77 [ref. 29444], Conway & Mayden 2010:1468 [ref. 30776], Bhoite et al. 2011:3038 [ref. 32191], Liu et al. 2012:374 [ref. 31548], Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Ragavan et al. 2013:3923 [ref. 32564], Kumar et al. 2016:155, 167 [ref. 34540], Bleher 2018:98 [ref. 36647], Sidhartan et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38132]). Current status: Valid as Balitora mysorensis Hora 1941. Balitoridae. Distribution: South Asia: Cauvery River drainage, Western Ghats (India). Habitat: freshwater.

nantingensis, Balitora Chen [X.-Y.], Cui [G.-H.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2005:22, Figs. 1-3 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. no. 13; ref. 28351] Mangjiu River, 23°58'55"N, 99°41'17"E. tributary of Nanting River, Daxueshan Township, Yongde County, Lincang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, elevation 730 meters. Holotype: KIZ 20026475. Paratypes: KIZ 20026423, 434, and 442 (3), 20026461, 464, 468, 470-472, and 474 (7); ZRC 20026476 (1). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:353 [ref. 32939].as natingensis. •Questionably the same as B, nantingensis and B. burnanica -- (Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367]). •Questionably valid as Balitora nantingensis Chen, Cui & Yang 2005 -- (Kottelat 2013:186 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Balitora nantingensis Chen, Cui & Yang 2005 -- (Conway & Mayden 2010:1468 [ref. 30776], Liu et al. 2012:374 [ref. 31548], Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191], Zhang et al. 2016:164 [ref. 34477], Kumar et al. 2016:155, 167 [ref. 34540], Luo et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40608], Lei et al. 2025:1573 [ref. 42349]). Current status: Valid as Balitora nantingensis Chen, Cui & Yang 2005. Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Nanting River drainage, upper Salween River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

nigrocorpa, Balitora Nguyen [V. H.] 2006:594, Fig. 29 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 2; ref. 29730] Lô River, Hà Giang Province, Vietnam. Holotype: RIA 1. Paratype: RIA 1 (1, Bac Ninh) (lost). Spelled nigrocopa in caption to Fig. 29; that spelling regarded [by W.N.E.] as a alpsus [misspelling] as nigrocorpa would be correctly formed. Genus as Sinohomaloptera in caption to Fig. 29; Balitoria as used in the main heading regarded as the correct original genus. Types at RIA 1 [= NCNTTSI] are lost according to Endruweit 2014:144 [ref. 33205]. •Valid as Balitora nigrocorpa Nguyen 2006 -- (Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191]). •Qestionably a synonym of Balitoria kwangsiensis (Fang 1930) -- (Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:185 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Balitora vanlongi Nguyen 2006 -- (Endruweit 2025:17 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Balitora vanlongi Nguyen 2006. Balitoridae. Habitat: freshwater.

plithora, Balitora Endruweit [M.] 2025:15, Figs. 3a, 4 [ ref. 42401] Lvchu City, between Baliu Village and Tukahe River power station, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Holotype (unique): KIZ 2007002482. •Valid as Balitora plithora Endruweit 2025. Current status: Valid as Balitora plithora Endruweit 2025. Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Yunnan (China). Habitat: freshwater.

scyphus, Balitora Endruweit [M.] 2025:218, Figs. 210, 211 [ ref. 42401] Nanpanjiang River, Pearl River system, at Jiuzhou, Tianlin County, Baise Prefecture, Guangxi (China). Holotype (unique): ANSP 211414. •Valid as Balitora scyphus Endruweit 2025. Current status: Valid as Balitora scyphus Endruweit 2025. Balitoridae. Distribution: East Asia: Nanpanjiang River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guangxi (China). Habitat: freshwater.

shimogensis, Balitora Sukas & Kalawar [C. N.] in Kalawar & Kulkarni 1956:675 [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 53 (pt 4); ref. 22854] Not available, no distinguishing features. •Questionably in the synonymy of Balitora mysorensis Hora 1941 -- (Kottelat 1988:494 [ref. 13379], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:448 [ref. 20764]). •Possibly the same (nomen nudum) as Balitora laticauda Bhoite, Jadhav & Dahanukar 2012 -- (Bhoite et al. 2012:3045 [ref. 32191]. Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Uncertain as Balitora mysorensis Hora 1941. Balitoridae.

songamensis, Hemimyzon Nguyen [V. H.] 2006:601, Fig. 33 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 2; ref. 29730] Gâm River, Na Hang, Tuyên Quang Province, Vietnam. Holotype (unique): RIA 1, Bac Ninh (lost). Spelled songamenis on p. 603; Kottelat acts as first reviser selecting songamensis. Types at RIA 1 [= NCNTTSI] are lost according to Endruweit 2014:144 [ref. 33205]. •Valid as Hemimyzon songamensis Nguyen 2006 -- (Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192]). •Questionably a synonym of Balitora kwangsiensis (Fang 1930) -- (Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:186 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Balitora vanlongi Nguyen 2006 -- (Endruweit 2025:17 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Balitora vanlongi Nguyen 2006. Balitoridae. Habitat: freshwater.

tchangi, Balitora Zheng [C.-Y.] in Zheng, Chen & Huang 1982:396 (English p. 402), Fig. 3 [Zoological Research v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 21355] Xishuangbanna, Jinghong Xian, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype (unique): IHASW 78III0432. •Valid as Hemimyzon tchangi (Zheng 1982) -- (Kottelat & Chu 1988:194 [ref. 13491], Doi & Kottelat 1998:7 [ref. 23304], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:187 [ref. 32989], Lalramliana et al. 2018:111 [ref. 35735], Fu et al. 2021:9568 [ref. 39347]). •Valid as Balitora tchangi Zheng 1982 -- (Zheng & Zhang 1983:66 [ref. 21356], Zhu 1995:137 [ref. 25213], Chen in Chen 1998:267 [ref. 23556], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:528 [ref. 25272], Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445], Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191], Zhang et al. 2016:165 [ref. 34477], Luo et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40608]). Current status: Valid as Balitora tchangi Zheng 1982. Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Nujiang River drainage, upper Mekong River basin (Yunnan/China). Habitat: freshwater.

vanlani, Balitora Nguyen [V. H.] 2006:597, Fig. 31 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 2; ref. 29730] Gâm River, Na Hang, Tuyên Quang Province, Vietnam. Holotype (unique): NCNTTS I, Bac Ninh (lost). Genus as Sinohomaloptera in caption to Fig. 31; original genus should be Balitora. Types at RIA 1 [= NCNTTSI] are lost according to Endruweit 2014:144 [ref. 33205]. •Valid as Balitora vanlani Nguyen 2006 -- (Liu et al. 2012:[2] [ref. 31548], Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191]). •Questionably a synonym of Balitora kwangsiensis (Fang 1930) -- (Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:186 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Balitora vanlongi Nguyen 2006 -- (Endruweit 2025:17 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Balitora vanlongi Nguyen 2006. Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Gâm River, Na Hang, Tuyên Quang Province, Vietnam [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

vanlongi, Balitora Nguyen [V. H.] 2006:596, Fig. 30 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 2; ref. 29730] Gâm River, Na Hang, Tuyên Quang Province, Vietnam. Holotype (unique): NCNTTS I, Bac Ninh (lost). Genus as Sinohomaloptera in caption to Fig. 30; Balitoria as used in the main heading regarded [by W.N.E.] as the correct original genus. Types at RIA 1 [= NCNTTSI] are lost according to Endruweit 2014:144 [ref. 33205]. •Questionably a synonym of Balitoria lancangjiangensis (Zhenf 1980) -- (Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:186 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Balitora vanlongi Nguyen 2006 -- (Liu et al. 2012:[2] [ref. 31548], Bhoite et al. 2012:3039 [ref. 32191], Endruweit 2025:16 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Valid as Balitora vanlongi Nguyen 2006. Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Red River system (China, Vietnam). Habitat: freshwater.

yingjiangensis, Hemimyzon Chen [Y.-R.] in Yang & Du 2006:267 [Integrated Scientific Studies of Yunnan Tongbiguan Nature Reserve; ref. 32946] Jieyanghe River, Irrawaddy River basin, Nabang Town, Yingjiang County, Yunnan, China, 24.711469N, 97.577983E. Holotype: KIZ 1995000888. Paratype: KIZ 1995000889 (1). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:354 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Balitora yingjiangensis (Chen 2006) -- (Lei et al. 2025:9 [ref. 42302], Lei et al. 2025:1581 [ref. 42349]). Current status: Valid as Balitora yingjiangensis (Chen 2006). Balitoridae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: upper Irrawaddy River basin, Yunnan Province (China) and Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.