shimogensis, Nemachilichthys Narayan Rao [C. R.] 1920:62, Pl. 2 (figs. 5, 5a-b) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 6 (no. 31) (art. 2); ref. 15244] Thunga River, Shimoga Town, Mysore, India. Holotype (?): BMNH 1919.11.19.13-18 (1 of 6, or 1). Paratypes: BMNH 1919.11.19.13-18 (5 of 6 or 6) Mysore. Non-types (?): ZSI F9824/1 to 9826/1 (3) Thunga R. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:121 [ref. 20743], Menon 1987:160 [ref. 14149]. Also in Rao & Seshachar 1927:124 [ref. 15818]. •Valid as Nemachilichthys shimogensis Narayan Rao 1920 -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:448 [ref. 23187], Bleher 2018:178 [ref. 36647]). •Synonym of Nemacheilus ruppelli (Sykes 1841) -- (Menon 1987:159 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus ruppelli, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:499 [ref. 20764] as rueppelli, Menon 1999:183 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus rupelli). •Synonym of Nemachilichthys ruppelli (Sykes 1839) -- (Kottelat 2012:93 [ref. 32367] with question, Keskar et al. 2015:555 [ref. 34106] as rueppelli). Current status: Synonym of Nemachilichthys ruppelli (Sykes 1839). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.