bombifrons, Nemachilus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:67, Pls. 2, 4 [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Aksu darja, Tschertschen darja, Chotan River, Dol and Sampula. Kariensee Mts., Nija Oasis. Lectotype: ZIN 7359. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1891.10.7.34-35 [ex ZIN] (1, 1); ZIN 7292 (2), 7341-45 (1, 1, 1, 3, 5), 7359 (6+), 7378 (1); plus 7362 (5) and 7365 (6+) are types of subspecies incipiens from Kariensee Mts. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. Lectotype selected by Prokofiev 2002:471 [ref. 26268]. •Valid as Triplophysa bombifrons (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:96 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:183 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:116 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Prokofiev 2002:471 [ref. 26268], Prokofiev 2006:255 [ref. 29061], Li et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29309], Prokofiev 2010:896 [ref. 31096], Zhang et al. 2016:136 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Tarimichthys bombifrons (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Kottelat 2012:121 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa bombifrons (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Karakurum Mountains (China). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.