vespa, Akysis Ng [H. H.] & Kottelat [M.] 2004:194, Figs. 1-3, 5 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 15 (no. 3); ref. 27854] Stream "Chon Son" between Kyondaw and Phadaw, about 20 kilometers northwest of Payathouzu (at border with Thailand), 15°25'N, 98°15'E, Kayin State, Myanmar. Holotype: ZRC 46423. Paratypes: CMK 17788 (8), 17953 (5), 17977 (5); ZRC 49155 (4). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:15 [ref. 29155], Ng & Kim 2008:15 [ref. 29920]. •Valid as Akysis vespa Ng & Kottelat 2004 -- (Ng & Rainboth 2005:33 [ref. 28353], Ng 2006:20 [ref. 28586], Jayaram 2006:164 [ref. 28762], Page et al. 2007:292 [ref. 29140], Ferraris 2007:15 [ref. 29155], Ng 2007:53 [ref. 29306], Ng 2008:261 [ref. 29979], Ng 2009:6 [ref. 30104], Ng 2011:66 [ref. 31572], Kottelat 2013:219 [ref. 32989], Ng et al. 2022:8 [ref. 39344]). Current status: Valid as Akysis vespa Ng & Kottelat 2004. Akysidae: Akysinae. Distribution: Ataran River drainage, Kayin State, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.