polytaenia, Leucogobio Nichols [J. T.] 1925:6 [American Museum Novitates No. 181; ref. 15553] Niang-tze-kwan, Shansi Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8421. Paratypes and/or Nichol's specimens: AMNH 11004 (5); FMNH 14681-83 (1, 1, 1); MCZ 32651 [ex AMNH] (2); ZMA 114894 (3). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:30 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:52 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Gnathopogon imberbis (Sauvage and Dabry de Thiersant 1874), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:342 [ref. 20623]). •Valid as Gnathopogon polytaenia (Nichols 1925) -- (Lu et al. 1977:481 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:79 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:304 [ref. 23878], Wang et al. 2001:132 [ref. 26566], Zhang et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Gnathopogon polytaenia (Nichols 1925). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.