kungessana, Diplophysa Kessler [K. F.] 1879:286 [Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg v. 25; ref. 2598] Kungès River, Ili basin, Kazakhstan, elevation 4000 feet. Holotype (unique): ZIN 4176. Also in Kessler 1879:238 [ref. 14266]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus dorsalis (Kessler 1872) -- (Berg 1949:858 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Synonym of Triplophysa dorsalis (Kessler 1872) -- (Zhu 1989:85 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:155 [ref. 21205]). •Valid as Triplophysa kungessana (Kessler 1879) -- (Prokofiev 2006:256 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2010:907 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2016:203 [ref. 34459]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa kungessana (Kessler 1879). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Ili River basin, Kazakhstan. Habitat: freshwater.