balgara, Cobitis Hamilton [F.] 1822:356, 394 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Nathpur, Kosi River, Uttar Pradesh, India. No types known. Day 1878:609 acts as first revisor, selecting guntea over balgara. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:46 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 223 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:525 [ref. 20764], Menon 1992:54 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904], Ataur Rahman 2003:176 [ref. 31338]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.