brevifasciata, Niwaella Kim [I.-S.] & Lee [W.-O.] 1995:285, Figs. 1-3 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 42 (nos 3/4); ref. 22178] Koûp stream, Yamag-ri, Pungyang-myon, Kohûng-gun, Chollanam-do, Korea, 34°34'06"N, 127°14'46"E. Holotype: CNU 19907. Paratypes: CNU 19889-90 (2), 19894 (1), 18943 (1), 18948 (1), 18950-52 (3), 18957 (1), 19909 (1), 19900-02 (3); NSMT-P 46666-68 (3). •Valid as Niwaella brevifasciata Kim & Lee 1995 -- (Kim 1997:314 [ref. 24032], Choi et al. 2003:178, 522 [ref. 26218]). •Valid as Choia brevifasciata (Kim & Lee 1995) -- (Kim et al. 1997:192 [ref. 24117]). •Valid as Kichulchoia brevifasciata (Kim & Lee 1995) -- (Kim et al. 1999:374 [ref. 25348], Kim & Park 2002:232 [ref. 25913], Kim 2009:17 [ref. 30457], Kottelat 2012:31 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Cobitis brevifasciata (Kim & Lee 1995) -- (Perdices et al. 2016:7 [ref. 34266]). Current status: Valid as Cobitis brevifasciata (Kim & Lee 1995). Cobitidae. Distribution: Asia: southern Korea. Habitat: freshwater.