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Species in the genus Leptobotia: [ 28 ] records

bellacauda, Leptobotia Bohlen [J.] & Šlechtová [V.] 2016:65, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 4205 (no. 1); ref. 34953] Anhui province, Quipu River in Shitai County (Yangtze drainage), China. Holotype: SNHM 20160220. Paratypes: IAPG, SNHM, ZRC. •Valid as Leptobotia bellacauda Bohlen & Šlechtová 2016 -- (Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:95 [ref. 35233]), Guo et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40048]. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia bellacauda Bohlen & Šlechtová 2016. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: lower Yangtze River basin, southern Anhui (China). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.

brachycephala, Leptobotia Guo [D.-M.] & Zhang [E] 2021:96, Fig. 4 [ZooKeys No. 1017; ref. 38147] A stream discharging into the Ou-Jiang, Qingtian County, Zhejiang Province, China, 28°10'20"N, 120°12'51"E. Holotype: IHB 201909037510. Paratypes: IHB 2017056858 (1), 2017056869-80 (12). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Leptobotia brachycephala Guo & Zhang 2021 -- (Guo et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40048], Guo et al. 2025:7 [ref. 41976]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia brachycephala Guo & Zhang 2021. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: Ou-Jiang and Qu-Jiang drainages, Qiantang-Jiang basin, southern Zhejiang (China). Habitat: freshwater.

cha-ny, Cobitis Dabry de Thiersant [P.] 1872:191, Pl. 49 (fig. 9) [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Kouei-tcheou-fou River, Sse-tchuen, China. Originally as Cobitis, Cha-ny; based on style of work, when Dabry de Thiersant placed a comma after the genus, the following word (in this case He-tsieou) was a vernacular and not a specific name; not available. •In the synonymy of Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage 1878) -- (Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367]). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:156 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage 1878). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae.

cheni, Nemacheilus Herre [A. W. C. T.] & Lin [S.-Y.] 1936:20, Figs. 6-6a [Bulletin of the Chekiang Provincial Fisheries Experiment Station, Tinghai, Chekiang, China v. 2 (no. 7); ref. 10995] Upper Tsien Tang River, Chekiang Province, China. Holotype: not researched. Paratypes: (2) CAS-SU 35257 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:40 [ref. 12291]. •Status uncertain in Leptobotia Bleeker 1870 -- (Kottelat 2012:16 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Uncertain. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Habitat: freshwater.

citrauratea, Botia Nichols [J. T.] 1925:5 [American Museum Novitates No. 177; ref. 3179] Tungting Lake, Hunan Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8402. •Synonym of Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker 1870) -- (Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Kottelat 2012:16 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Leptobotia citrauratea (Nichols 1925) -- (Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:90 [ref. 35233], Guo & Zhang 2021:92 [ref. 38147], Guo et al. 2025:7 [ref. 41976] as aff. citrautea). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia citrauratea (Nichols 1925). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: Tungting Lake [Dongting Lake] basin, Hunan, and Poyang Lake basin, Jiangxi (southern China). Habitat: freshwater.

compressicauda, Botia Nichols [J. T.] 1931:2 [American Museum Novitates No. 449; ref. 16310] Chungan Hsien, northwestern Fukien Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 9682. Paratypes: (8) AMNH 11131 (7). •Synonym of Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu 1930), but a valid subspecies -- (Zhu 1995:125 [ref. 25213], Li et al. 2008:632 [ref. 29976]). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:156 [ref. 34477]. •Synonym of Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu 1930) -- (Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:99 [ref. 35233]). •Valid as Leptobotia compressicauda (Nichols 1931) -- (Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Guo et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40048]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia compressicauda (Nichols 1931). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Min-Jiang basin, Wuyishan City, Fujian Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

elongata, Botia Bleeker [P.] 1870:254, 2nd pl. (top fig.) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 4; ref. 5871] Chang-Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5930. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:94 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker 1870) -- (Ding 1994:104 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:124 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:88 [ref. 23556], Yue & Chen 1998:203 [ref. 26415], Tang et al. 2001:14 [ref. 25373], Kottelat 2001:50 [ref. 25482] as cf. elongata, Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Naseka & Bogutskaya 2004:283 [ref. 27838], Li et al. 2008:631 [ref. 29976], Kottelat 2012:16 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:155 [ref. 34477], Bohlen et al. 2016:17 [ref. 34628], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:95 [ref. 35233], Zhang et al. 2019:403 [ref. 36699], Guo & Zhang 2021:105 [ref. 38147], Guo 2021:662 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker 1870). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

fangi, Botia Tchang [T.-L.] 1930:51, Fig. 5 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 55 (no. 1); ref. 4366] Szechuan, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1934-0174. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:94 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Leptobotia fangi (Dabry de Thiersant 1872) -- (Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361]). •Synonym of Leptobotia rubrilabris (Dabry de Thiersant 1872) -- (Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:156 [ref. 34477]). •Synonym of Leptobotia rubrilabris (Guichenot 1872). Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia rubrilabris (Guichenot 1872). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Habitat: freshwater.

flavolineata, Leptobotia Wang [H.-Y.] 1981:1 [English p. 3], 2 Figs. [Memoirs of the Beijing Natural History Museum No. 12; ref. 8403] Juma River, Shidu, Fangshan County, Beijing, China. Holotype: BMAM 772196. Also appeared in Wang 1984:78 [ref. 22951]. •Valid as Leptobotia flavolineata Wang 1981 -- (Wang 1984:78 [ref. 22951], Zhu 1995:125 [ref. 25213], Wang et al. 2001:174 [ref. 26566], Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Li et al. 2008:632 [ref. 29976], Kottelat 2012:16 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:155 [ref. 34477], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:95 [ref. 35233]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia flavolineata Wang 1981. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: Juma River drainage, northern China. Habitat: freshwater.

guilinensis, Leptobotia Chen [J.-X.] 1980:15 [Engl. p. 24], Fig. 5 [Zoological Research v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 23120] Guilin City, Guangxi Province, China. Syntypes (?): IAHSW 587705 (1), 587712 (1), 587809 (1), 587827(1), 7541652 (1), 7541654-56( 3), 4541705-07 (3), 7541709-10 (2), 7541712, 7542223-24 (2). Original says: measuring material: 16 specimens, with no specification of types. •Valid as Leptobotia guilinensis Chen 1980 -- (Zheng et al. 1989:57 [ref. 21202], Ding 1994:108 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:124 [ref. 25213], Tang et al. 2001:14 [ref. 25373], Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Li et al. 2008:631 [ref. 29976], Kottelat 2012:16 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:155 [ref. 34477], Bohlen et al. 2016:17 [ref. 34628], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2016:72 [ref. 34953], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:95 [ref. 35233], Guo & Zhang 2021:107 [ref. 38147]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia guilinensis Chen 1980. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

hansuiensis, Leptobotia tientainensis Fang [S.-M.] & Hsu [T.-C.] 1980:265, Fig. 1 [Zoological Research v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 21316] Langao, Shaanxi Province, China. Holotype: Inst. Zool. Shaanxi Prov. 790236. Paratypes: Inst. Zool. Shaanxi Prov. 790237-241 (5), 790938-39 (2); IHASW 790940-41 (1, 1). •Synonym of Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu 1930), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Ding 1994:110 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:124 [ref. 25213], Li et al. 2008:632 [ref. 29976]). •Synonym of Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu 1930) -- (Kottelat 2012:18 [ref. 32367], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:99 [ref. 35233]). •Valid as Leptobotia hansuiensis Fang & Hsu 1980 -- (Tang et al. 2001:14 [ref. 25373], Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361] as Fang & Xu 1988, Zhang et al. 2016:155 [ref. 34477], Meng et al. 2020:120 [ref. 37541], Guo 2021:668 [ref. 38618], Guo et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40048], Guo et al. 2025:7 [ref. 41976]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia hansuiensis Fang & Hsu 1980. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: Hanjiang River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, Shaanxi (China). Habitat: freshwater.

hengyangensis, Leptobotia Huang [H.-J.] & Zhang [W.] 1986:99 [Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 16243] Xiang-jiang system, Heng-yang, Hunan, China. Syntypes: IHASW 80013 (1), 80037 (1). •Valid as Leptobotia hengyangensis Huang & Zhang 1986 -- (Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Li et al. 2008:631 [ref. 29976], Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2016:72 [ref. 34953], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:95 [ref. 35233], Guo & Zhang 2021:107 [ref. 38147]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia hengyangensis Huang & Zhang 1986. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Xiang River drainage, Hunan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

micra, Leptobotia Bohlen [J.] & Šlechtová [V.] 2017:91, Figs. 2-3 [Zootaxa 4250 (no. 1); ref. 35233] Market in Guilin, reportedly collected in River Li close to Guilin, Guangxi province, China. Holotype: SNHM 10308. Paratypes: SNHM, ZRC. •Valid as Leptobotia micra Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017 -- (Guo et al. 2025:7 [ref. 41976]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia micra Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: Li River drainage, lower Yangtze River basin, Guangxi Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

microphthalma, Leptobotia Fu [T.-Y.] & Ye [M.-R.] 1983:121 (English p. 123), Fig. 1 [Zoological Research v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 8344] Leshan County, Min River system, Sichuan, China, elevation about 450 meters. Syntypes: Sichuan Agric. College 6-1040 (1), ?MIHASW 6-1118 (1). •Valid as Leptobotia microphthalma Fu & Ye 1983 -- (Ding 1994:111 [ref. 21531], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:89 [ref. 23556], Li et al. 2008:632 [ref. 29976], Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:155 [ref. 34477], Bohlen et al. 2016:17 [ref. 34628], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2016:72 [ref. 34953], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:99 [ref. 35233], Zhang et al. 2019:406 [ref. 36699], Guo & Zhang 2021:107 [ref. 38147], Guo 2021:671 [ref. 38618], Guo et al. 2023:16 [ref. 40048]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia microphthalma Fu & Ye 1983. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: middle and upper Yangtze River basin, Sichuan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

orientalis, Leptobotia Xu [T.-Q.], Fang [S.-M.] & Wang [H.-Y.] 1981:379, Fig. 1 [Zoological Research v. 2 (no. 4); ref. 26710] Wuguan River, Danfeng County, Shaanxi Province, China. Holotype: Inst. Zool. Shanxi 80VI0074. Paratypes: Beijing Nat. Hist. Mus. 80VI0030 (1). •Valid as Leptobotia orientalis Xu, Fang & Wang 1981 -- (Zhu 1995:124 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:196 [ref. 26385] dated 1984, Wang et al. 2001:173 [ref. 26566], Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Li et al. 2008:631 [ref. 29976], Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:155 [ref. 34477], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:99 [ref. 35233]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia orientalis Xu, Fang & Wang 1981. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: Hanjiang and Hanhe River drainages, northern China. Habitat: freshwater.

paucipinna, Leptobotia Guo [D.-M.], Cao [L.] & Zhang [E] 2023:8, Figs. 2b, 5 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 104 (no. 2); ref. 40048] Tributary of Qing-Jiang, middle Chang-Jiang basin, Changyang County, Yichang City, Hubei Province, southern China, 30°35'59"N, 111°3'3"E. Holotype: IHB 201707021897. Paratypes: IHB. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Leptobotia paucipinna Guo, Cao & Zhang 2023. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia paucipinna Guo, Cao & Zhang 2023. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: Qing-Jiang drainage, middle Yangtze River basin, Hubei Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

pellegrini, Leptobotia Fang [P.-W.] 1936:29 [Sinensia v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 1302] Szechuan, China. Holotype (unique): NRIBAS M.1779. •Valid as Leptobotia pellegrini Fang 1936 -- (Zheng et al. 1989:57 [ref. 21202], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:250 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:107 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:124 [ref. 25213], Tang et al. 2001:14 [ref. 25373], Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Li et al. 2008:631 [ref. 29976], Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:174 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:155 [ref. 34477], Bohlen et al. 2016:17 [ref. 34628], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:99 [ref. 35233], Zhang et al. 2019:408 [ref. 36699], Guo & Zhang 2021:107 [ref. 38147], Guo 2021:660 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia pellegrini Fang 1936. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

posterodorsalis, Leptobotia Lan [J.-H.] & Chen [J.-X.] in Chen & Lan 1992:106 (English p. 109), Fig. 3 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 17 (no. 1); ref. 21067] Huanjiang County, Guangxi, China. Holotype: IHASW 87067044. Paratypes: IHASW 87056389 (1), 87056395 (1), 87056400 (1), 87056424 (1), 87067023 (1), 87067030 (1), 87067068 (1), 87067073 (1). •Valid as Leptobotia posterodorsalis Lan & Chen 1992 -- (Zhu 1995:548 [ref. 25213], Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Li et al. 2008:632 [ref. 29976], Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:155 [ref. 34477], Guo et al. 2023:16 [ref. 40048]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia posterodorsalis Lan & Chen 1992. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: Pearl River basin, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater.

pratti, Botia Günther [A.] 1892:250, Pl. 4 (fig. A) [ ref. 14508] Kia-tiang-fu, foot of Omie-shan, Szechwan, China, elevation 1070 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1891.6.13.35-37 (3). •Valid as Leptobotia pratti (Günther 1892) -- (Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361]). •Synonym of Leptobotia rubrilabris (Dabry de Thiersant 1872) -- (Ding 1994:113 [ref. 21531], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Naseka & Bogutskaya 2004:283 [ref. 27838], Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367]). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:156 [ref. 34477]. •Synonym of Leptobotia rubrilabris (Guichenot 1872). Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia rubrilabris (Guichenot 1872). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Habitat: freshwater.

punctatus, Leptobotia Li [J.], Li [X.-H.] & Chen [X.-L.] 2008:630, Fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 33 (no. 3); ref. 29976] Qianjiang River in Guiping City, 23°24'N, 110°24'E, Guangxi, China. Holotype: ASIZB [now NZMC] [ex 7XPRFRI 001]. Paratypes: ASIZB [now NZMC] 11620 [7XPRFR1006], Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, China (4). Type catalog: Ye et al. 2015:53 [ref. 33808]. The genus is feminine, so the species should be punctata. •Valid as Leptobotia punctata Li, Li & Chen 2008 -- (Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367], Ye et al. 2015:53 [ref. 33808], Zhang et al. 2016:155 [ref. 34477] as punctatus, Bohlen & Šlechtová 2016:72 [ref. 34953], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:99 [ref. 35233]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia punctata Li, Li & Chen 2008. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Qianjiang River, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater.

purpurea, Botia Nichols [J. T.] 1925:4, Fig. 3 [American Museum Novitates No. 177; ref. 3179] Huping, Tungting Lake, Hunan Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8401. Paratypes: AMNH 10422 (1), FMNH (1), ?MCZ 32682 [ex AMNH] (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:16 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Leptobotia purpurea (Sauvage 1878) -- (Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361]). •Synonym of Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage 1878) -- (Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367]). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:156 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage 1878). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Habitat: freshwater.

rotundilobus, Leptobotia Guo [D.-M.], Cao [L.] & Zhang [E] 2023:5, Figs. 1, 2a [Journal of Fish Biology v. 104 (no. 2); ref. 40048] Tributary of Xin'an-Jiang, upper Qiantang-Jiang basin, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, southern China, 28°54'28"N, 118°5'43"E. Holotype: IHB 2022072009. Paratypes: IHB. •Valid as Leptobotia rotundilobus Guo, Cao & Zhang 2023. Current status: Valid as Leptobotia rotundilobus Guo, Cao & Zhang 2023. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Qiantang-Jiang and Cao'e-Jiang drainages, Anhui and Zhejiang Provinces, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

rubrilabris, Parabotia Guichenot [A.] in Dabry de Thiersant 1872:191, Pl. 49 (fig. 8) [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5085. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:94 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Leptobotia rubrilabris(Guichenot 1872) -- (Wang 1981:1 [ref. 8403] with author as Dabry, Ding 1994:113 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:125 [ref. 25213], Tang et al. 2001:14 [ref. 25373], Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Li et al. 2008:632 [ref. 29976], Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:156 [ref. 34477], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:99 [ref. 35233], Zhang et al. 2019:401 [ref. 36699], Guo & Zhang 2021:106 [ref. 38147], Guo 2021:674 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia rubrilabris (Guichenot 1872). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Yangtze River basin (Hunan Province, China). Habitat: freshwater.

taeniops, Parabotia Sauvage [H.-E.] (ex Guichenot) 1878:90 [5] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 2; ref. 3878] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5086. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:94 [ref. 19574]. On p. 5 of separate. •Valid as Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage 1878) -- (Ding 1994:106 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:124 [ref. 25213], Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Li et al. 2008:631 [ref. 29976], Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:156 [ref. 34477], Bohlen et al. 2016:17 [ref. 34628], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:99 [ref. 35233], Zhang et al. 2019:407 [ref. 36699], Guo & Zhang 2021:105 [ref. 38147], Guo 2021:665 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia taeniops (Sauvage 1878). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

tchangi, Leptobotia Fang [P.-W.] 1936:40 [Sinensia v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 1302] Hsia-chiao-kou, near west Tien-mu-shan, Chekiang, China. Holotype (unique): WLMH. Non-types: MNHN 1934-0175 (1) Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:94 [ref. 19574] with MNHN 1034-175 as paratype. •Valid as Leptobotia tchangi Fang 1936 -- (Zhu 1995:124 [ref. 25213], Tang et al. 2001:14 [ref. 25373], Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Li et al. 2008:631 [ref. 29976], Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:156 [ref. 34477], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2016:72 [ref. 34953], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:99 [ref. 35233], Guo & Zhang 2021:107 [ref. 38147], Guo et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40048]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia tchangi Fang 1936. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: Qiantang-Jiang basin, Zhejiang Province, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

tientainensis, Botia Wu [H.-W.] 1930:258, Fig. 3 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16239] Creek in Tien-Tai Mountain, Chekiang, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1934-0176. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:94 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu 1930) -- (Zhu 1995:124 [ref. 25213], Nalbant 2002:316 [ref. 27361], Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Li et al. 2008:632 [ref. 29976] with subspecies, Kottelat 2012:17 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:156 [ref. 34477], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2016:72 [ref. 34953], Bohlen & Šlechtová 2017:99 [ref. 35233], Guo & Zhang 2021:107 [ref. 38147], Guo et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40048]). Current status: Valid as Leptobotia tientainensis (Wu 1930). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Distribution: East Asia: Ling-Jiang drainage, southern Zhejiang Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

variegata, Botia Günther [A.] 1889:228 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 4 (no. 21); ref. 2016] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] at Ichang, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1889.6.25.28-29 (2). Also appeared as new in Günther 1891:249 [ref. 14508]. •Status uncertain in Leptobotia Bleeker 1870 -- (Kottelat 2012:16 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Uncertain. Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Habitat: freshwater.

variegata, Cobitis Dabry de Thiersant [P.] 1872:191, Pl. 49 (fig. 5) [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Yetchuen, China. Appeared as Nemachilus variegatus in Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874:14 [ref. 15665]. •Synonym of Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker 1870) -- (Kottelat 2004:15 [ref. 27360], Kottelat 2012:16 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker 1870). Botiidae: Leptobotiinae. Habitat: freshwater.