pseudoaksaiensis, Schizothorax argentatus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1889:143, Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (2); ref. 2148] Chorgos and Ili rivers, Tarim basin. Syntypes: ZIN 4187 (1), 8065 (1), 8066 (1), 8070 (1). •Valid as Racoma pseudoaksaiensis (Herzenstein 1889) -- (Wu & Wu 1992:345 [ref. 21205] as pseudaksaiensis). •Synonym of Schizothorax argentatus Kessler 1874, but a valid subspecies pseudoaksaiensis Herzenstein 1889 -- (Mitrofanov et al. 1988:77 [ref. 37734]). •Valid as Schizothorax pseudoaksaiensis Herzenstein 1889 -- (Berg 1949:718 [ref. 20661], Tsao 1964:157 [ref. 13501], Zhu 1995:89 [ref. 25213] as pseudaksaiensis, Chen & Cao et al. in Yue 2000:308 [ref. 25272], Zhang et al. 2016:125 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Schizothorax pseudoaksaiensis Herzenstein 1889. Cyprinidae: Schizothoracinae. Distribution: Central Asia: Lake Balkhash and its catchment, Kazakhstan, and Ili River drainage, northwest China. Habitat: freshwater.