oatesii, Mastacembelus Boulenger [G. A.] 1893:199 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 12 (no. 69); ref. 14522] Fort Stedman, Inle Lake, southern Shan States, Myanmar, elevation 3000 feet. Syntypes: (8) BMNH 1893.6.30.113-118 (6), FMNH 5707 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:55 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Mastacembelus oatesii Boulenger 1893 -- (Travers 1984:143 [ref. 5147], Roberts 1986:106 [ref. 5802], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1032 [ref. 20764], Yang & Zhou 2011:326 [ref. 31298], Kottelat 2013:313 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:193 [ref. 34477], Kano et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34887]). Current status: Valid as Mastacembelus oatesii Boulenger 1893. Mastacembelidae. Distribution: China and Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.