formosana, Homaloptera Boulenger [G. A.] 1894:463 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 14 (no. 84) (art. 60); ref. 14546] Central Taiwan [Formosa]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1894.11.14.11. •Synonym of Formosania lacustre (Steindachner 1908) -- (Novák et al. 2006:92 [ref. 28661] apparently in error, Ho & Shao 2011:32 [ref. 31432]). •Valid as Hemimyzon formosanus (Boulenger 1894) -- (Tzeng & Shen 1982:164 [ref. 8410], Watanabe 1983:117 [ref. 8266], Kottelat & Chu 1988:193 [ref. 13491], Zhu 1995:138 [ref. 25213], Doi & Kottelat 1998:7 [ref. 23304], Chen & Tang in Yue 2000:542 [ref. 25272] as formosanum, Tang & Chen 2000:8 [ref. 25445] as formosanum, Chen et al. 2002:239 [ref. 26535], Chen & Fang 2009:189 [ref. 30109], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2012:48 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:165 [ref. 34477], Chen et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39614]). Current status: Valid as Hemimyzon formosanus (Boulenger 1894). Balitoridae. Distribution: Taiwan and China. Habitat: freshwater.