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Species in the genus Lepidocephalichthys: [ 44 ] records

aculeata, Schistura McClelland [J.] 1839:307, Pl. 53 (fig. 2) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Assam, India. No types known. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). •Questionably a synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

agrensis, Platacanthus Day [F.] 1865:296, Fig. [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865 (pt 1); ref. 5295] Fresh waters around Cochin, India. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Day specimens: BMNH 1865.7.17.25 (1), 1867.5.30.17-19 (3), 1975.9.30.12 (1, dry). Described from one specimen. Also appeared in Day 1856:204, Pl. 14, fig. 1 [ref. 1074]. Based on an abnormal specimen, see Havird & Page 2010:154 [ref. 30739]. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus thermalis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Menon 1992:61 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:164 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Havird & Page 2010:154 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:34 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes 1846). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

alkaia, Lepidocephalichthys Havird [J. C.] & Page [L. M.] 2010:140, Fig. 4 [Copeia 2010 (no. 1); ref. 30739] Hpa-Lap stream, of Nam Chim Chaung, of Nan Kwe Chaung, northwest of Myitkyina, 25°31'36"N, 97°22'45"E, Kachin State, Myanmar. Holotype: USNM 372169. Paratypes: BMNH 2008.11.27.1-3 (3); UF 173039 (4); USNM 372149 (1), 394517 (16); ZRC 52544 (3). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys alkaia Havird & Page 2010 -- (Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2016:186 [ref. 34451], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678], Chen et al. 2024:18 [ref. 41792]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys alkaia Havird & Page 2010. Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Irrawaddy and Salween River drainages, Myanmar and Yunnan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

annandalei, Lepidocephalichthys Chaudhuri [B. L.] 1912:442, Pl. 40 (figs. 3, 3a-b) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 7 (pt. 5) (art. 35); ref. 14837] Mahananda River at Siliguri and Tista River near Jalpaiguri, India. Syntypes: (7) ZSI F5593/1 to 5595/1 (3). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:121 [ref. 20743]. •Valid as Lepidocephalus annandalei (Chaudhuri 1912) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:158 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:522 [ref. 20764], Menon 1992:72 [ref. 23970], Sen 1995:552 [ref. 23778], Sen 1999:198 [ref. 24750], Menon 1999:159 [ref. 24904], Karmakar 2000:31 [ref. 25662], Ataur Rahman 2003:177 [ref. 31338]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys annandalei Chaudhuri 1912 -- (Pillai & Yazdani 1976:12 [ref. 7382], Arunkumar 2000:1103 [ref. 25767], Havird & Page 2010:145 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Bleher 2018:296 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys annandalei Chaudhuri 1912. Cobitidae. Distribution: Ganga and Brahmaputra River basins, India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Habitat: freshwater.

arunachalensis, Noemacheilus Datta [A. K.] & Barman [R. P.] 1984:275, Pl. 14 [Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India v. 6 (nos 1-3); ref. 8168] Namdapha River, Namdapha Wildlife Sanctuary, Tirap District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Holotype: ZSI FF1713. Paratypes: ZSI FF1714 (2). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. See Das 2003:365 [ref. 27706] with second author as Burman. •May be a cobitid in the genus Lepidocephalichthys -- (Kottelat 1990:108 [ref. 14137], Arunkumar 2000:1103 [ref. 25767], Havird & Page 2010:154 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Bleher 2018:298 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys arunachalensis (Datta & Barman 1984). Cobitidae. Distribution: Namdapha River drainage, India. Habitat: freshwater.

balgara, Cobitis Hamilton [F.] 1822:356, 394 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Nathpur, Kosi River, Uttar Pradesh, India. No types known. Day 1878:609 acts as first revisor, selecting guntea over balgara. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:46 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 223 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:525 [ref. 20764], Menon 1992:54 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904], Ataur Rahman 2003:176 [ref. 31338]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

balios, Lepidocephalichthys Kottelat [M.] 2024:184, Figs. 3-8 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 72; ref. 41342] Confluence of Nam Leuk and Nam Gnong, Vientiane Province. Laos, 18°22'04"N, 103°05'27"E. Holotype: MHNG 2792,020. Paratypes: CMK 13249 (36), ZRC 65919 (10). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys balios Kottelat 2024. Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys balios Kottelat 2024. Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Nam Mang drainage, middle Mekong River basin, Laos. Habitat: freshwater.

barbatuloides, Cobitis Bleeker [P.] 1851:435 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16897] Sambas, western Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4960 (poor condition, head missing). Type catalog: Alfred 1961:33 [ref. 20552]. Originally as barbatuloïdes. •Questionably a synonym of Lepidocephalichthys hasselti (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Roberts 1989:103 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:59 [ref. 23448]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys barbatuloides (Bleeker 1851) -- (Kottelat & Tan 2008:70 [ref. 29956], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). •May not be a species of Lepidocephalichthys -- (Havird & Page 2010:140 [ref. 30739]). Current status: Uncertain as Lepidocephalichthys barbatuloides (Bleeker 1851). Cobitidae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

berdmorei, Acanthopis Blyth [E.] 1860:168 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Tenasserim provinces, Myanmar (probably Sittang River). Syntype: ZSI F2646/1 (1). Possible syntypes: AMS B.7529 (1) Moulmein. Original genus should have been Acanthopsis Agasssiz 1832. Kottelat & Lim 1992:205 [ref. 21291] treat the ZSI specimen as holotype, but since multiple localities were listed, we do not regard their action as establishing a lectotype. •Valid as Lepidocephalus berdmorei (Blyth 1860) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:159 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:523 [ref. 20764], Menon 1992:76 [ref. 23970], Sen 1995:552 [ref. 23778], Sen 1999:199 [ref. 24750], Menon 1999:159 [ref. 24904], Kar/makar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Ataur Rahman 2003:179 [ref. 31338]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei (Blyth 1860) -- (Kottelat & Lim 1992:205 [ref. 21291], Doi 1997:14 [ref. 22832], Arunkumar 2000:1094 [ref. 25767], Kottelat 2001:89 [ref. 25780], Havird & Page 2010:145 [ref. 30739], Havird et al. 2010:9 [ref. 30908], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2016:186 [ref. 34451], Zhang et al. 2016:152 [ref. 34477], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678], Bleher 2018:300 [ref. 36647], Fu et al. 2021:9567 [ref. 39347], Fuke et al. 2021:[3] [ref. 38221], Taki et al. 2021:188 [ref. 39830], Kottelat 2024:190 [ref. 41342], Chen et al. 2024:19 [ref. 41792]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei (Blyth 1860). Cobitidae. Distribution: South and southeast Asia: India, Myanmar, peninsular Malaysia, Thailand to Laos and Yunnan (China). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

birmanicus, Lepidocephalus guntea Rendahl [H.] 1948:64, Figs. 30-31 [Arkiv för Zoologi v. 40 A (no. 7); ref. 19694] Shweli River, 24 miles east of 24°N, 96°E, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. Holotype: NRM 20829. Paratypes: NRM 10821 (1), 10829 (3), 23182-83 (2, 2), 33185 (1). •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:525 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalus berdmorei (Blyth 1860) -- (Menon 1992:72 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:160 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys birmanicus (Rendahl 1948) -- (Rainboth 1996:137 [ref. 22772]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei (Blyth 1860) -- (Kottelat & Lim 1992:205 [ref. 21291], Kottelat 2001:90 [ref. 25780] as burmanicus, Havird & Page 2010:145 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei (Blyth 1860). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

carnaticus, Cobitis Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:331 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Carnatic, southern India. No types known. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus thermalis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Menon 1992:60 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:164 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Havird & Page 2010:154 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:34 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes 1846). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

cataractus, Lepidocephalus Fowler [H. W.] 1939:60, Fig. 10 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 91; ref. 17188] Waterfall at Trang, Thailand. Holotype: ANSP 68470. Paratypes: ANSP 68471-85 (15). Additional material (205). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:63 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei (Blyth 1860) -- (Kottelat & Lim 1992:205 [ref. 21291], Kottelat 2001:89 [ref. 25780], Havird & Page 2010:145 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei (Blyth 1860). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

caudofurcatus, Lepidocephalus Tilak [R.] & Husain [A.] 1978:60, Figs. 1-3 [Matsya No. 3 [for 1977]; ref. 8780] Kalapani nala, Rishikesh, Dehra Dun District, Uttar Pradesh, India. Holotype: ZSI/NRS V-1186. Paratypes: ZSI/NRS V-1187 (2). See Das 2003:352 [ref. 27706] with second author as Hussain. •Valid as Lepidocephalus caudofurcatus Tilak & Husain 1978 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:523 [ref. 20764], Sen 1995:553 [ref. 23778], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalus menoni (Pillai & Yazdani 1976) -- (Menon 1992:69 [ref. 23970], Sen 1999:199 [ref. 24750], Menon 1999:163 [ref. 24904]). •Probably a synonym of Lepidocephalichthys menoni Pillai & Yazdani 1976 -- (Arunkumar 2000:1093 [ref. 25767]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys goalparensis (Pillai & Yazdani 1976) -- (Havird & Page 2010:148 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys goalparensis Pillai & Yazdani 1976. Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

coromandelensis, Lepidocephalus Menon [A. G. K.] 1992:67, Pl. 4 (fig. 7), Pl. 6 (fig.1); Fig 4 [The fauna of India and the adjacent countries; ref. 23970] Araku valley, Andhra Pradesh, India. Holotype: SRS/ZSI F3369. Paratypes: SRS/ZSI F3370 (22); plus non-type material. •Valid as Lepidocephalus coromandelensis Menon 1992 -- (Menon 1999:160 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys coromandelensis (Menon 1992) -- (Havird & Page 2010:154 [ref. 30739], Harant & Bohlen 2010:2444 [ref. 31092], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Bleher 2018:302 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys coromandelensis (Menon 1992). Cobitidae. Distribution: Peninsular India. Habitat: freshwater.

dibruensis, Lepidocephalus Sen [T. K.] 1979:35, Figs. 1, 2 a. [Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 8666] Dibru River, Guijan, 60 kilometers from Dibrugarh, Assam, India. Holotype: ZSI FF1203. Paratypes: ZSI FF1204 (1). See Das 2003:353 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:525 [ref. 20764], Menon 1992:57 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:162 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

eleios, Lepidocephalichthys Kottelat [M.] 2017:708, Figs. 2-4 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 65; ref. 35678] Nam Phaung Sin Chaung (stream) near Nam Phaung Sin village, about 1.5 km before entering Lake Indawgyi north of Lonton, Kachin State, Myanmar, 25°07'23"N, 96°17'15"E, elevation 175 meters. Holotype: MHNG 2768.058. Paratypes: CMK, ZRC. •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys eleios Kottelat 2017 -- (Chen et al. 2024:21 [ref. 41792]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys eleios Kottelat 2017. Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Lake Indawgyi basin, Irrawaddy River drainage, Kachin, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

furcatus, Lepidocephalus de Beaufort [L. F.] 1933:32 [Bulletin of the Raffles Museum No. 8; ref. 12381] Bukit Merah Reservoir, Perak, Malaysia. Syntypes: (6) BMNH 1969.11.13.1 [ex Natl. Mus. Singapore] (1), ZMA 100979 (1), ZRC 1445 (3). Type catalog: Alfred 1970:70 [ref. 23931], Nijssen et al. 1982:30 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys furcatus (de Beaufort 1933) -- (Kottelat & Lim 1992:207 [ref. 21291], Doi 1997:14 [ref. 22832], Arunkumar 2000:1103 [ref. 25767], Kottelat 2001:90 [ref. 25780], Havird & Page 2010:147 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:45 [ref. 33971], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678], Ng et al. 2019:519 [ref. 36606], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[5] [ref. 39245], Ahmad et al. 2023:39 [ref. 41243]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys furcatus (de Beaufort 1933). Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malaya (Malaysia), Sumatra (Indonesia), ?Thailand, ?Cambosia and ?southern Vietnam. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

goalparensis, Lepidocephalichthys Pillai [R. S.] & Yazdani [G. M.] 1976:15, Fig. 2 [Journal of the Zoological Society of India v. 26 (no. 1-2) [for 1974]; ref. 7382] Under a culvert, about 6 kilometers west of Dudhnai, Inspection Bunglow, Goalpara District, Assam State, India. Holotype (unique): V/ERS 519 [temporarily at ZSI, Shillong]. See Das 2003:352 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Lepidocephalus goalparensis (Pillai & Yazdani 1976) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:524 [ref. 20764], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Havid & Page 2010:140 [ref. 30739]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalus menoni (Pillai & Yazdani 1968) -- (Menon 1992:69 [ref. 23970], Sen 1999:199 [ref. 24750], Menon 1999:163 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys goalparensis Pillai & Yazdani 1976 -- (Arunkumar 2000:1103 [ref. 25767], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678], Bleher 2018:304 [ref. 36647], Chen et al. 2024:22 [ref. 41792]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys goalparensis Pillai & Yazdani 1976. Cobitidae. Distribution: South and southeast Asia: upper Brahmaputra and Irrawaddy River basins, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

guntea, Cobitis Hamilton [F.] 1822:353, 394 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Bengal. No types known. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 219 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:157 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:525 [ref. 20764], Menon 1992:54 [ref. 23970], Singh & Yazdani 1993:200 [ref. 24022], Sen 1995:553 [ref. 23778], Sen 1999:199 [ref. 24750], Menon 1999:160 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:324 [ref. 25220], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Mirza 2003:13 [ref. 27265], Yadav 2003:17 [ref. 27711], Ataur Rahman 2003:176 [ref. 31338], Shrestha 2008:137 [ref. 29923], Gupta et al. 2024:101 [ref. 41453]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Shrestha 1978:37 [ref. 15970], Banik & Choudhury 1996:579 [ref. 24736], Doi 1997:14 [ref. 22832], Arunkumar 2000:1095 [ref. 25767], Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Havird et al. 2010:9 [ref. 30908], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Gurung et al. 2013:4883 [ref. 32969], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678], Suresh et al. 2018:114 [ref. 36495], Bleher 2018:306 [ref. 36647], Kosygin et al. 2022:662 [ref. 40736], Shangningam & Kosygin 2022:60 [ref. 39587], Tudu et al. 2022:43 [ref. 40484]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Distribution: South Asia: Pakistan, Bhutan, India (northern and central India, northern Western Ghats), Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater.

guttata, Cobitis McClelland [J.] 1839:305, 438, Pl. 52 (figs. 5-6) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Upper Assam, India. Holotype (unique): SMF 409. •Questionably a synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

hasselti, Cobitis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:74 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Tjelankakam [Tjelankahan] River, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): apparently lost. Type information: Roberts 1993:25 [ref. 21799]. See Kottelat 1998:97 [ref. 23436]. •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys hasselti (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Roberts 1989:103 [ref. 6439], Kottelat & Lim 1992:205 [ref. 21291], Kottelat et al. 1993:59 [ref. 23448], Roberts 1993:25 [ref. 21799], Rainboth 1996:137 [ref. 22772], Doi 1997:14 [ref. 22832], Freyhof et al. 2000:96 [ref. 25184], Kottelat 2001:90 [ref. 25780] Kottelat & Tan 2008:70 [ref. 29956], Havird & Page 2010:139 [ref. 30739], Havird et al. 2010:9 [ref. 30908], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:45 [ref. 33971], Endruweit 2016:186 [ref. 34451], Zhang et al. 2016:152 [ref. 34477], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678], Ng et al. 2019:520 [ref. 36606], Fu et al. 2021:9567 [ref. 39347], Taki et al. 2021:188 [ref. 39830], Ahmad et al. 2023:39 [ref. 41243], Kottelat 2024:190 [ref. 41342]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys hasselti (Valenciennes 1846). Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Sundaland to Yunnan (China) and Vietnam. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

irrorata, Lepidocephalichthys Hora [S. L.] 1921:196, Pl. 9 (figs. 5, 5a, 5b) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 22 (pt 3, no. 19); ref. 2202] Lakes and streams of the Manipur Valley, India. Holotype: ZSI F9904/1 (lost). Paratypes: ZMA 115796-97 (1, 2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:30 [ref. 19236]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. See Das 2003:352 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Lepidocephalus irrorata (Hora 1921) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:158 [ref. 24860], Tilak 1990:295 [ref. 24003], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:526 [ref. 20764], Menon 1992:82 [ref. 23970], Sen 1995:554 [ref. 23778], Menon 1999:162 [ref. 24904], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Ataur Rahman 2003:178 [ref. 31338]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys irrorata Hora 1921 -- (Pillai & Yazdani 1976:11 [ref. 7382] as irrorate, Arunkumar 2000:1096 [ref. 25767], Havird & Page 2010:152 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Bleher 2018:308 [ref. 36647], Vishwanath 2021:372 [ref. 41793]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys irrorata Hora 1921. Cobitidae. Distribution: South Asia: upper Brahmaputra basin, India and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater.

jonklaasi, Lepidocephalus Deraniyagala [P. E. P.] 1956:34 [Part 1; ref. 21809] Shaded pools of mountain streams at Akuressa, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, elevation 500 meters. Holotype: NMSL FF727A. Paratypes: NMSL FF727B (4). Type information: Pethiyagoda 1991:336 [ref. 20075] but only holotype mentioned. Also in Deraniyagala 1958:131, Pl. 1 (figs. 102) [ref. 11990]. •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi (Deraniyagala 1956) -- (Pethiyagoda 1991:44 [ref. 20075], Ott & Ende 2004:55 [ref. 28033], Havird & Page 2010:155 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi (Deraniyagala 1956). Cobitidae. Distribution: Southwestern Sri Lanka. Habitat: freshwater.

kranos, Lepidocephalichthys Havird [J. C.] & Page [L. M.] 2010:149, Fig. 8 [Copeia 2010 (no. 1); ref. 30739] Mun River (tributary of Mekong River), marsh near University Ubon Ratchathani campus, 15°10'45.84"N, 104°45'44.76"E, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. Holotype: UF 171980. Paratypes: ANSP, BMNH 2000.6.10.811-813 (3), CAS, NIFI, UF, UMMZ. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys kranos Havird & Page 2010 -- (Havird et al. 2010:9 [ref. 30908], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678], Taki et al. 2021:189 [ref. 39830], Kottelat 2024:192 [ref. 41342]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys kranos Havird & Page 2010. Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya River basins, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

lateralis, Misgurnus Günther [A.] 1868:346 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Bengal, India. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1858.8.15.49. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1992:57 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

longipinnis, Acanthophthalmus Menon [A. G. K.] 1992:93, Fig. 10 (a-c) [The fauna of India and the adjacent countries; ref. 23970] Kharangpat Lake, 20 kilometers south of Imphal, Manipur, India. Holotype (unique): SRS/ZSI 3371. •Valid as Acanthophthalmus longipinnis Menon 1992 -- (Karmakar 2000:31 [ref. 25662]). •Valid as Pangio longipinnis (Menon 1992) -- (Menon 1999:166 [ref. 24904], Raju Thomas et al. 1999:479 [ref. 25441]). •A synonym of Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei (Blyth 1860) -- (Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367] with question, Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989] with question). •A speces of Lepidocephalichthys -- (Britz et al. 2012:47 [ref. 32066]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys longipinnis (Menon 1992). Cobitidae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater.

lorentzi, Acanthophthalmus Weber [M.] & de Beaufort [L. F.] 1916:32, Fig. 12 [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 3; ref. 4604] Upper Kapuas River at Putussibau, Borneo. Holotype (unique): ZMA 103259. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:26 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys lorentzi (Weber & de Beaufort 1916) -- (Roberts 1989:104 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:59 [ref. 23448], Doi 1997:14 [ref. 22832], Kottelat & Tan 2008:70 [ref. 29956], Havird & Page 2010:145 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:34 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys lorentzi (Weber & de Beaufort 1916). Cobitidae. Distribution: Upper Kapuas River, Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

maculatus, Platacanthus Day [F.] 1868:941 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 3) (art. 7); ref. 21114] Madras, India. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1868.10.27.36. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762]. •Valid as Enobarbichthys maculatus (Day 1868) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:519 [ref. 20764], Menon 1992:85 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:165 [ref. 24904]). •Apparently should be treated as Enobarbus maculatus (Day 1868). •Synonym [a teratological male] of Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Harant & Bohlen 2010:2443 [ref. 31092], Kottelat 2012:34 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes 1846). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

manipurensis, Lepidocephalichthys Arunkumar [L.] 2000:1097, Figs. 4-5 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 57 (no.5 ); ref. 25767] Lairok maru, tributary of Lokchao River near Moreh, Chandel District, Manipur, India. Holotype: MUMF 2250/1A. Paratypes: MUMF 2250/30A (30). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys manipurensis Arunkumar 2000 -- (Havird & Page 2010:149 [ref. 30739]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys micropogon (Blyth 1860) -- (Kottelat 2012:34 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys micropogon (Blyth 1860). Cobitidae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater.

maya, Cobitis Sykes [W. H.] 1839:162 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Deccan, India. No types known. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:59 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:367 [ref. 18868]. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1992:54 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

menoni, Lepidocephalichthys Pillai [R. S.] & Yazdani [G. M.] 1976:13, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Zoological Society of India v. 26 (no. 1-2) [for 1974]; ref. 7382] Someswari River at Baghmara, South Garo Hills District, Meghalaya State, India. Holotype: V/ERS 551 [temporarily at ZSI, Shillong]. Paratypes: (10) V/ERS 552 (8), V/ERS 553 (2) [temporarily at ZSI, Shillong]. See Das 2003:352 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus annandalei (Chaudhuri 1912) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:522 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Lepidocephalus menoni (Pillai & Yazdani 1976) -- (Menon 1992:69 [ref. 23970], Sen 1999:199 [ref. 24750], Menon 1999:163 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys menoni Pillae & Yazdani 1976 -- (Arunkumar 2000:1103 [ref. 25767], Edds & Ng 2007:128 [ref. 29199], Shrestha 2008:138 [ref. 29923], Bleher 2018:298 [ref. 36647]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys annandalei Chaudhuri 1912 -- (Havird & Page 2010:146 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys annandalei Chaudhuri 1912. Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

micropogon, Acanthopis Blyth [E.] 1860:168 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Tenasserim provinces, Myanmar (probably Sittang River basin). No types known. Original genus should have been Acanthopsis Agasssiz 1832. •Valid as Lepidocephalus micropogon (Blyth 1860) -- (Menon 1992:80 [ref. 23970]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys micropogon (Blyth 1860) -- (Arunkumar 2000:1103 [ref. 25767], Havird & Page 2010:148 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:34 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678], Bleher 2018:310 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys micropogon (Blyth 1860). Cobitidae. Distribution: Asia: India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

mysorensis, Cobitis Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:332 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Mysore, southern India. No types known. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus thermalis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Menon 1992:61 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:164 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Havird & Page 2010:154 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:34 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes 1846). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

nepalensis, Lepidocephalichthys Shrestha [J.] 1980:129, Fig. 63 [Fishes of Nepal; ref. 22513] Biratnagar, Singhia River, Nepal. Syntypes: (12). Appeared first without distinguishing features in Shrestha 1978:37 [ref. 15970]. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1992:58 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:162 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

nudus, Lepidocephalichthys Machan [B.] 1931:221 [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 68 (no. 21) (for 5 Nov. 1931); ref. 16381] Kalen reservoir, near Surabaya, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: NMW 16151-56 (6). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys hasselti (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Kottelat & Lim 1992:205 [ref. 21291], Havird & Page 2010:139 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys hasselti (Valenciennes 1846). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

octocirrhus, Cobitis Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in van Hasselt 1823:133 [Algemeene Konst- en Letter-bode voor het Jaar II Deel (no. 35); ref. 5963] Not available, no distinguishing features; from Java (see Alfred 1961:86 [ref. 20553], Kottelat 1987:371 [ref. 5962]). Also in van Hasselt 1824:376 [ref. 5964]. •Treated as valid as Leptocephalus octocirrhus (Kuhl & van Hasselt 1823) -- (Zhu 1995:126 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:90 [ref. 23556]). •In the synonymy of Lepidocephalichthys hasselti (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:59 [ref. 23448], Roberts 1993:25 [ref. 21799], Havid & Page 2010:140 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:152 [ref. 34477]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys hasselti (Valenciennes 1846). Cobitidae.

olivaceus, Canthophrys Swainson [W.] 1839:310 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Kosi River, India. No types known. Based on Ham. Cob. No. 8 -- which is Hamilton 1822:356, "8th Species.--Cobitis balgara. Unneeded new name for Cobitis balgara Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1992:54 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

phoxocheila, Cobitis McClelland [J.] 1839:305, 439, Pl. 52 (fig. 4) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Mishmee Mts., Arunachal Pradesh, India. No types known. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1992:54 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

rubripinnis, Cobitis Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:332 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Sluggish streams in Malabar, India. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Cobitis rubripinnis Temminck & Schlegel 1846. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus thermalis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Menon 1992:61 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:164 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Havird & Page 2010:154 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:34 [ref. 32367]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes 1846). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

taeniatus, Lepidocephalus Fowler [H. W.] 1939:63, Figs. 11-12 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 91; ref. 17188] Waterfall at Trang, Thailand. Holotype: ANSP 68486. Paratypes: ANSP 68487-91 (5), 68492 (1, missing). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:64 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys hasselti (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Kottelat & Lim 1992:205 [ref. 21291], Kottelat 2001:90 [ref. 25780], Havird & Page 2010:139 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys hasselti (Valenciennes 1846). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

thermalis, Cobitis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:78 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Hot waters of Cania, Sri Lanka. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-1082 (7). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:93 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Lepidocephalus thermalis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:527 [ref. 20764], Indra 1991:240 [ref. 24005], Menon 1992:60 [ref. 23970], Singh & Yazdani 1993:200 [ref. 24022], Indra 1993:185 [ref. 24009], Rema Devi 1993:356 [ref. 24007], Rema Devi 1993:206 [ref. 24010], Rema Devi & Ilango 1993:246 [ref. 24017], Indra 1994:418 [ref. 24015], Rema Devi et al. 1996:136 [ref. 24021], Easa & Shaji 1996:305 [ref. 24977] with author as Hamilton, Manimekalan 1998:439 [ref. 24989], Zacharias et al. 1996:40 [ref. 25526], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:155 [ref. 24759], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:171 [ref. 24760], Rema Devi et al. 1999:158 [ref. 24758], Menon 1999:164 [ref. 24904], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319], Arunachalam et al. 2001:128 [ref. 25692], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Yadav 2003:17 [ref. 27711], Arunkumar & Manimekalan 2018:1739 [ref. 36172]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Pethiyagoda 1991:139 [ref. 20075], Havird & Page 2010:154 [ref. 30739], Havird et al. 2010:9 [ref. 30908], Harant & Bohlen 2010:2444 [ref. 31092], Kottelat 2012:34 [ref. 32367], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678], Bleher 2018:314 [ref. 36647], Ahnelt & Sudasinghe 2024:[4] [ref. 41771]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes 1846). Cobitidae. Distribution: South Asia: eastward-flowing rivers of the Western Ghats and Peninsular India (India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh). Habitat: freshwater.

tomaculum, Lepidocephalichthys Kottelat [M.] & Lim [K. K. P.] 1992:216, Figs. 9-10 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 40 (no. 2); ref. 21291] Stream at 34-kilometer mark on road from Sungai Besar to Tonjong Malim, Sungai Bernam basin, Selangor, Malaysia. Holotype: ZRC 14938. Paratypes: CMK 7382 (2), 8033 (6); ZRC 648 (19), 2276 (1), 14939-66 (21), 18729 (2). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys tomaculum Kottelat & Lim 1992 -- (Doi 1997:14 [ref. 22832], Kottelat & Tan 2008:70 [ref. 29956], Havird & Page 2010:143 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:34 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678], Ng et al. 2019:520 [ref. 36606], Ahmad et al. 2023:40 [ref. 41243]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys tomaculum Kottelat & Lim 1992. Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malaya (Malaysia) and Sumatra (Indonesia). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

vittatus, Canthophrys Swainson [W.] 1839:310 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Bengal. India. No types known. Based on Ham. Cob. No. 4 -- which is Hamilton 1822:353 [ref. 2031], "4th Species.--Cobitis guntea". Unneeded new name for Cobitis guntea Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1992:54 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

zeppelini, Lepidocephalichthys Havird [J. C.] & Tangjitjaroen [W.] in Havird et al. 2010:6, Figs. 1, 7G-I [Zootaxa No. 2557; ref. 30908] Mun River, tributary of Mekong River, Ubon Rajathanee University campus, 15°08'03.18"N, 104°55'27.78"E, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. Holotype: UF 174131. Paratypes: many at CAS, NIFI, UF, UMMZ and ZRC. •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys zeppelini Havird & Tangjitjaroen 2010 -- (Kottelat 2012:34 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:45 [ref. 33971], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678], Taki et al. 2021:189 [ref. 39830], Kottelat 2024:192 [ref. 41342]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys zeppelini Havird & Tangjitjaroen 2010. Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.