affinis, Chanodichthys Vaillant [L. L.] 1892:127 [3] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (8th Série) v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 14518] Nam-Kia River, tributary of Black River, Upper Tonkin, northern Vietnam. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1892-0047. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:81 [ref. 19574]. On p. 3 of separate. •Synonym of Megalobrama macrops (Günther 1868), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu 1970:134 [ref. 20609], Mai 1978:164 [ref. 13511]). •Valid as Sinibrama affinis (Vaillant 1892) -- (Kottelat 2001:41 [ref. 25482], Xie et al. 2003:408 [ref. 27550], Kottelat 2013:163 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Sinibrama affinis (Vaillant 1892). Xenocyprididae. Distribution: Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.