lineatus, Rhinogobius Chen [I-S.], Kottelat [M.] & Miller [P. J.] 1999:27, Figs. 6-7, 11, 15 [Zoological Studies v. 38 (1); ref. 23908] Rapids on the Nam Gnouang, a tributary entering Nam Theun downriver of Ban Thabak, 18°16'50"N, 104°38'00"E, Mekong basin, Bolikhamxai Province, Laos. Holotype: ZRC 45290. Paratypes: CMK 12507-3 and -4 (2), 12794 (1); ZRC 45291 (1). •Valid as Rhinogobius lineatus Chen, Kottelat & Miller 1999 -- (Kottelat 2001:157 [ref. 25780], Chen et al. 2008:341 [ref. 29895], Kottelat 2013:425 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:48 [ref. 33971], Huang et al. 2016:[8] [ref. 34339], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[2] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:82 [ref. 35202], Taki et al. 2021:442 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius lineatus Chen, Kottelat & Miller 1999. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, central Laos. Habitat: freshwater.