microphthalmus, Sinocyclocheilus Li [G.-L.] 1989:123 (English p. 126), Fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 14 (no. 1); ref. 17693] Shadong (sand cave) at Luo-lou Village, Ling Yun County, 24°20'N, 106°49'E, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, China. Holotype: Tianjin Mus. Nat. Hist. 8650212. Paratypes: Guangxi Mus. 8650221-22 (2); Tianjin Mus. Nat. Hist. 8650211 (1), 8650213-20 (8), 8650223 (1). Genus sometimes misspelled as Sincyclocheilus. •Valid as Sinocyclocheilus microphthalmus Li 1989 -- (Chen & Yang 1993:123 [ref. 24946], Zhu 1995:54 [ref. 25213], Kottelat & Bréhier 1999:356 [ref. 24929], Li et al. 2000:156 [ref. 25186], Shan et al. in Yue 2000:76 [ref. 25272], Zhang & Zhao 2001:105 [ref. 25250], Romero & Paulson 2001:19 [ref. 26040], Proudlove 2006:73 [ref. 28992], Zhao & Zhang 2006:773 [ref. 31176], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522], Zhao et al. 2009:204 [ref. 29545], Zhao et al. 2011:1550 [ref. 31493], Liang et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31561], Zheng et al. 2013:750 [ref. 32137], Ma & Zhao 2012:109 [ref. 34891], Lan et al. 2013:209 [ref. 32910], Zhang et al. 2016:102 [ref. 34477], Liu et al. 2018:[7] [ref. 35769] with authors and date as Zhao & Zhang 2009, Lunghi e al. 2019:2 [ref. 37251], Zhao et al. 2021:176 [ref. 39337], Fan et al. 2024:128 [ref. 41616]). Current status: Valid as Sinocyclocheilus microphthalmus Li 1989. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae. Distribution: East Asia: underground river system, Hongshuihe River basin, Guangxi Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.