plagiostomus, Schizothorax Heckel [J. J.] 1838:16, Pl. 1 [Fische aus Caschmir; ref. 2063] Kashmir, Tschilum River. Holotype (unique): NMW 51469. •Synonym of Oreinus richardsoni (Gray 1832) -- (Menon 1999:106 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Schizothorax richardsonii (Gray 1832) -- (Tilak 1987:50 [ref. 23969], Tilak 1990:133 [ref. 23720] as palgiostomus). •Valid as Schizothorax plagiostomus Heckel 1838 -- (Tsao 1964:141 [ref. 13501], Shrestha 1978:37 [ref. 15970], Coad 1981:13 [ref. 22348], Wu & Wu 1992:406 [ref. 21205], Zhang et al. 1995:78 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:86 [ref. 25213], Kullander et al. 1999:118 [ref. 23689], Rafique 2000:324 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2000:356 [ref. 25207], Chen & Cao in Yue 2000:279 [ref. 25272], Kundu 2000:96 [ref. 25663], Mirza & Afridi 2002:172 [ref. 26429], Mirza 2003:11 [ref. 27265], Shrestha 2008:111 [ref. 29923], Kottelat 2013:161 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:125 [ref. 34477], Çiçek et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Schizothorax plagiostomus Heckel 1838. Cyprinidae: Schizothoracinae. Distribution: South Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, western China. Habitat: freshwater.