phongthoensis, Paracobitis Nguyen [V. H.] 2006:564, Fig. 11 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 2; ref. 29730] Nam Na River, Muong So Community, Phong Thô District, Lai Châu Province [Muong So, Phong Thô (Lai Châu) Province, Vietnam]. Neotype: ZMB 35115. Holotype reported lost -- Endruweit 2014:153 [ref. 33205]. Neotype designated by Endruweit 2025:164 [ref. 42401]. •Synonym of Schistura caudofurca (Mai 1978) -- (Nguyen et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38733]). •Valid as Schistura phongthoensis (Nguyen 2006) -- (Kottelat 2012:115 [ref. 32367] with question, Kottelat 2013:210 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2014:154 [ref. 33205], Ho et al. 2018:146 [ref. 35841], Endruweit 2025:163 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Valid as Schistura phongthoensis (Nguyen 2006). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Black River system (China, Vietnam). Habitat: freshwater.