brevibarbatus, Sinocyclocheilus Zhao [Y.-H.], Lan [J.-H.] & Zhang [C.-G.] 2009:204, Fig. 1 [Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 86; ref. 29545] Underground river, Chujiang (Pearl) River basin, Hongshuihe River, Gaoling Town (ca. 24°03'N, 108°02'E), Du'an County, Guangxi Province, China. Holotype: ASIZB [now NZMC] 74228. Paratypes: ASIZB 74229 (1), 93900-04 (5). •Valid as Sinocyclocheilus brevibarbatus Zhao, Lan & Zhang 2009 -- (Zhao et al. 2009:204 [ref. 29545], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522], Zhao et al. 2011:1550 [ref. 31493], Liang et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31561], Ma & Zhao 2012:109 [ref. 34891], Lan et al. 2013:181 [ref. 32910], Ye et al. 2015:42 [ref. 33808], Zhang et al. 2016:99 [ref. 34477], Liu et al. 2018:[7] [ref. 35769] with authors Zhao & Zhang, Lunghi e al. 2019:2 [ref. 37251], Zhao et al. 2021:199 [ref. 39337]). Current status: Valid as Sinocyclocheilus brevibarbatus Zhao, Lan & Zhang 2009. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae. Distribution: East Asia: Gaoling Town, Hongshuihe River basin, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater.