oxiana, Nemacheilus brandtii var. Kessler [K. F.] 1877:177 [The Aralo-Caspian Expedition; ref. 2597] Amu Darya River, Uzbekistan. Holotype (unique): ZIN (not found in 1996). •Valid as Nemacheilus oxianus Kessler 1877 -- (Berg 1949:879 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus, Coad 1981:15 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus). •Valid as 'Oxynoemacheilus' oxiana (Kessler 1877) -- (Kottelat 2012:98 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as 'Oxynoemacheilus' oxianus (Kessler 1877) -- (Sheraliev & Kayumova 2022:36 [ref. 39437], Çiçek et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Oxynoemacheilus oxianus (Kessler 1877). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Northern-central Asia: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan. Habitat: freshwater.