nicholsi, Gobiobotia Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1966:6, Pl. 2 (fig. 5); Figs. 3-5 [Annotationes Zoologicae et Botanicae No. 27; ref. 9195] Huping on Lake Tungting, Hunan Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 20523. Paratypes: AMNH 20524 (2). •Valid as Gobiobotia nicholsi Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966 -- (Chen & Cao 1977:566 [ref. 825], Chen et al. 2022:104 [ref. 39146], Wang et al. 2024:13 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia nicholsi Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Lake Dongting, middle Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.