laoensis, Misgurnus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1878:241 [9] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 2; ref. 3879] Laos [possible Vietrnam]. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0840. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:93 [ref. 19574]. On p. 9 of separate. •Valid as Cobitis laoensis (Sauvage 1878) -- (Kottelat 1984:809 [ref. 11440], Doi 1997:14 [ref. 22832], Kim et al. 1999:376 [ref. 25348], Freyhof & Serov 2000:206 [ref. 35928], Kottelat 2001:89 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2012:26 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:178 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Cobitis laoensis (Sauvage 1878). Cobitidae. Distribution: Laos and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.