altaicus, Cottus sibiricus Li [S.-C.] & Ho [C.-W.] in Li, Tai, Chang, Ma, Ho & Kao 1966:49 (English p. 55), Fig. 2 [Acta Zoologica Sinica v. 18 (no. 1); ref. 9042] Altai, northern Sinkiang, China. Holotype: ASZIB [now NZMC] 56824 [ex NK 64-997]. Paratypes: ASZIB [now NZMC] 56825 [ex ZB 64-1085]; ZB 64-979 to 980 (2), 64-983 to 985 (3), 64-988 (1), 64-992 (1); Acad. Sinica, Sinkiang, Bureau of Water Conservancy and Dept. Biol. Sinkiang Univ. 64-981 to 982 (2), 64-986 to 987 (2), 64-989 to 991 (3). Type catalog: Ye et al. 2015:96 [ref. 33808]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Cottus poecilopus altaicus Kashchenko 1899. Replaced by Cottus dzungaricus Kottelat 2006:60 [ref. 28831]. •Incorrectly treated as valid -- (Zhu 1995:189 [ref. 25213]). •Synonym of Cottus dzungaricus Kottelat 2006 -- (Ye et al. 2015:96 [ref. 33808]). •Synonym of Cottus sibiricus, subspecies altaicus Li & Ho 1966 -- (Zhang et al. 2016:193 [ref. 34477] as altieus). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Cottus dzungaricus Kottelat 2006. Cottidae. Habitat: freshwater.