hexiensis, Nemachilus dorsonotatus Zhao [T.-Q.] & Wang [X.-T.] 1988:113 [English p. 119], Fig. 2 [Journal of Lanzhou University Natural Science v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 17739] Ruoshui River and Shiyang River, China. Syntypes: (28, 27 listed) Dept. Biol., Lanzhou Univ. 77-0940? (1), 0946 (1), 0953 (1), 0955 (1), 80-0344 (1), 0357 (1), 0362 (1), 0373 (1), 0375 (1), 0383 (1), 0386 (1), 0390 (1), 0394 (1), 0406 (1), 0420 (1), 0435 (1), 0461 (1), 0468 (1), 0563 (1), 0803 (1), 1192-95 (4), 1197-98 (2), 1135 (1). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa stoliczkae (Steindachner 1866) subspecies retropinnis (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061]). •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990] as stoliczkae). •Possible synonym of Triplophysa rossoperegrinatorum Prokofiev 2001 -- (Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096]). •Valid as Triplophysa hexiensis (Zhao & Wang 1988) -- (Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613] as texiensis, Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa hexiensis (Zhao & Wang 1988). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Ruoshui River and Shiyang River drainages, northern China. Habitat: freshwater.