nitidus, Akysis Ng [H. H.] & Rainboth [W. J.] 2005:40, Fig. 8 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. no. 13; ref. 28353] Champasak Province, Mekong River at Ban Hang Khone, just downstream from Khone falls, Laos. Holotype (unique): UMMZ 235400. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:17 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Akysis nitidus Ng & Rainboth 2005. •Valid as Pseudobagarius nitidus (Ng & Rainboth 2005) -- (Ferraris 2007:17 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:220 [ref. 32989], Ng & Kottelat 2021:329 [ref. 38407]). Current status: Valid as Pseudobagarius nitidus (Ng & Rainboth 2005). Akysidae: Akysinae. Distribution: Mekong River basin, Laos. Habitat: freshwater.