olivai, Cobitis granoei Nalbant [T. T.], Holčík [J.] & Pivnicka [K.] 1970:121, Figs. 1-6 [Věstnik Československé Společnosti Zoologické v. 34 (no. 2); ref. 7767] Ögijn Lake, Narijn River, upper right tributary of Orkhon River basin of Selenga River, Archangaj, Mongolia. Holotype: SNMB Ry 2093. Paratypes: IBTS 2290 (9); LFR 96752 (1); SNMB Ry 2094 (7, 2 c&s), ?4813 (1); ZICU 34985 (10). Type catalog: Blahák 1991:204 [ref. 20023]. Species misspelled once as grandoei. For remarks on systematics see Kottelat 2006:56 [ref. 28831] and Bogutskaya et al. 2008:337 [ref. 30085]. •Synonym of Cobitis granoei Rendahl 1933 -- (Chen 1981:25 [ref. 8242], Wu & Wu 1992:265 [ref. 21205], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:47 [ref. 22798]). •Synonym of Cobitis melanoleuca Nichols 1925, but likely a valid subspecies -- (Reshetnikov et al. 1997:744 [ref. 24702]). •Valid as Cobitis olivai Nalbant, Holčík & Pivnicka 1970 -- (Prokofiev 2007:113 [ref. 29368]). •Synonym of Cobitis lutheri Rendahl 1935 -- (Bogutskaya et al. 2008:337 [ref. 30085]). •Synonym of Cobitis sibirica Gladkov 1935 -- (Kottelat 2012:28 [ref. 32367]). •Synonym of Cobitis melanoleuca Nichols 1925 -- (Vasil'eva 1998:98 [ref. 23591], Sideleva 2003:11 [ref. 27815], Kottelat 2006:56 [ref. 28831], Parin et al. 2014:99 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Cobitis melanoleuca Nichols 1925. Cobitidae. Distribution: Widespread in Asia (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.