lepidocaulis, Schistura kessleri Mirza [M. R.] & Nalbant [T. T.] in Mirza, Nalbant & Bănărescu 1981:110, Figs. 9-13 [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 51 (no. 1); ref. 5390] Parachinar, basin of the Kurram River, Pakistan. Holotype: ISBB 3366. Paratypes: ISBB 3367 (1), ZMA 116441 (2), Mirza priv. coll. (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:36 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus prashari Hora 1933 -- (Menon 1987:64 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:496 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Schistura kessleri (Günther 1889), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Mirza 2000:356 [ref. 25207]). •Valid as Schistura lepidocaulus Mirza & Nalbant 1981 -- (Mirza 2003:14 [ref. 27265]). •Synonym of Paraschistura kessleri (Günther 1889), but a valid subspecies -- (Prokofiev 2009:892 [ref. 30604]). •Valid as Paraschistura lepidocaulis (Mirza & Nalbant 1981) -- (Kottelat 2012:101 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura lepidocaulis (Mirza & Nalbant 1981). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater.