falcifer, Puntioplites Smith [H. M.] 1929:11 [Journal of the Siam Society, Natural History Supplement v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 4046] Mekong, Thailand. •Synonym of Puntioplites waandersi (Bleeker 1859) -- (Roberts 1989:60 [ref. 6439] but with species as falcatus). •Valid as Puntioplites falcifer Smith 1929 -- (Rainboth 1996:92 [ref. 22772], Kottelat 1998:48 [ref. 23436], Kottelat 2001:72 [ref. 25780], Pasco-Viel 2012:41 [ref. 32355], Kottelat 2013:148 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:43 [ref. 33971], Zhang et al. 2016:97 [ref. 34477], Fu et al. 2021:9570 [ref. 39347], Taki et al. 2021:113 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Puntioplites falcifer Smith 1929. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, Xe Bangfai and Nam Theun, Thailand, Laos, Yunnan (China) and Cambodia. Habitat: freshwater.