sawadai, Orthrias Prokofiev [A. M.] 2007:84, Figs. 26-29 [Morphology, systematics and origin of the stone loach genus Orthrias (Teleostei: Balitoridae: Nemacheilinae); ref. 30343] Uram River, Ero River basin, Selenga River system, into lake Baikal, Yenisei River basin, Mongolia / Russia. Holotype: ZIN 52054. Paratypes (55): ZIN 52055 (3), 52056 (12 + 3 c&s), 52254 (9 + 2 C&S), 53145 (1), 53150 (21 + 4 c&s). •Valid as Barbatula sawadai (Prokofiev 2007) -- (Cao et al. 2012:236 [ref. 32335], Kottelat 2012:80 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2015:461 [ref. 34065], Prokofiev 2016:399 [ref. 34693], Prokofiev 2018:274 [ref. 35878], Dyldin et al. 2020:109 [ref. 37569], Dyldin et al. 2023:[8] [ref. 40328], Prokofiev 2024:1125 [ref. 41791]). Current status: Valid as Barbatula sawadai (Prokofiev 2007). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: North Asia: Selenga River basin (Mongolia and Russia). Habitat: freshwater.