elegans, Bangana Kottelat [M.] 1998:23, Figs. 16-17 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 23436] Nam Gnouang, a tributary of Nam Theun entering it downriver of Ban Thabak, Laos, 18°16'50"N, 104°38'00"E. Holotype: ZRC 41779. Paratypes: CMK 12749 (3), 12761 (2); DFV uncat. (2). •Valid as Bangana elegans Kottelat 1998 -- (Kottelat 2001:40 [ref. 25780], Luo & Zhou 2009:66 [ref. 30000], Kottelat & Steiner 2011:317 [ref. 31189], Kottelat 2013:75 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:40 [ref. 33971]). •Valid as Altigena elegans (Kottelat 1998) -- (Kottelat 2017:494 [ref. 35262]). •Possibly a synonym of Altigena lippa (Fowler 1936) -- (Taki et al. 2021:180 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Altigena elegans (Kottelat 1998). Cyprinidae: Labeoninae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Nam Kading River drainage, middle Mekong River basin, Laos. Habitat: freshwater.