altayensis, Barbatula Zhu [S.-Q.] 1992:241 [246], Figs. 1-2 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 17 (no. 2); ref. 21064] Kelang He River, trib of the Ertix River, near Altay City, 47°52'N, 88°06'E, Xinjiang, China. Holotype: NIGlAS 888006. Paratypes: NIGLAS 888001-05 (5), 888007 (1), 888009 (1). English description on p. 246. •Valid as Orthrias altayensis (Zhu 1992) -- (Prokofiev 2003:726 [ref. 27494], Prokofiev 2007:14 [ref. 30343]). •Valid as Barbatula altayensis Zhu 1992 -- (Zhu 1995:108 [ref. 25213], Kottelat 2006:88 [ref. 28831], Cao et al. 2012:236 [ref. 32335], Kottelat 2012:77 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2015:461 [ref. 34065], Zhang et al. 2016:127 [ref. 34477], Prokofiev 2016:396 [ref. 34693], Prokofiev 2018:273 [ref. 35878] as cf. altayensis). Current status: Valid as Barbatula altayensis Zhu 1992. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Altai Mountains (Kazakhstan, Russia, northwestern China). IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.