polystigmus, Oreonectes Du [L.-N.], Chen [X.-Y.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2008:30, Fig. 7 [Zootaxa No. 1729; ref. 29544] Dabu Village, Guilin City, Guangxi Region, China. Holotype: KIZ 2001004626 [ex 2001060507]. Paratypes: KIZ KIZ 2001004627–31 [ex 2001060502-06] (5), 2001004632-34 [2001060508-10] (3). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:351 [ref. 32939], Min et al. 2026:41 [ref. 42825]. •Valid as Oreonectes polystigmus Du, Chen & Yang 2008 -- (Huang et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30323], Yang et al. 2011:211 [ref. 31282], Tang et al. 2012:489 [ref. 31595], Kottelat 2012:347 [ref. 32232], Kottelat 2012:94 [ref. 32367], Lan et al. 2013:90 [ref. 32910], Zhang et al. 2016:131 [ref. 34477], Deng et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34511], Deng et al. 2016:59 [ref. 34936], Huang et al. 2019:118 [ref. 37137], Yu et al. 2023:94 [ref. 40492], Luo et al. 2024:294 [ref. 40971], Lan et al. 2024:14 [ref. 41513], Zhong et al. 2024:1266 [ref. 41544], Liao et al. 2025:1772 [ref. 42360], Chen et al. 2025:372 [ref. 42475], Chen et al. 2026:127 [ref. 42754], Luo et al. 2026:757 [ref. 43074]). Current status: Valid as Oreonectes polystigmus Du, Chen & Yang 2008. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: cave systems, Pearl River basin, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China). Habitat: freshwater.