altaica, Phylogephyra Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:330, Fig. [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 1 (no. 4) (art. 54); ref. 544] South side of Altai Mountains, China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1898.2.17.1 (originally preserved dry). •Synonym of Thymallus brevirostris Kessler 1879 -- (Berg 1948:423 [ref. 12882], Dorofeeva 1998:49 [ref. 23573], Kottelat 2006:25 [ref. 28831], Dyldin et al. 2017:112 [ref. 35967], Weiss et al. 2020:[3] [ref. 37974]). Current status: Synonym of Thymallus brevirostris Kessler 1879. Salmonidae: Thymallinae. Habitat: freshwater.