brevicaudatus, Acheilognathus elongatus Chen [Y.-R.] & Li [Z.-Y.] 1987:62 [English p. 66], Fig. 2B [Zoological Research v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 8970] Yangzonhai Lake, flowing into the Nanpan River, Yunnan Province, China, 24°51'-24°58'N, 102°59'-103°02'E. Holotype: KIZ 843056. Paratypes: KIZ (27). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:347 as breviacauatus. •In genus Acheilognathus -- (Arai & Akai 1988:208 [ref. 6999]). •Synonym of Acheilognathus elongatus (Regan 1908), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Yang et al. 1990:69 [ref. 16186], Yang & Chen 1995:58 [ref. 23555], Zhu 1995:45 [ref. 25213], Lin in Chen et al. 1998:437 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:67 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:214 [ref. 36699]). •Valid as Acheilognathus brevicaudatus Chen & Li 1987 -- (Kottelat 1998:55 [ref. 23436], Yang et al. 2010:336 [ref. 30786], Yang et al. 2011:163 [ref. 31154], Yang et al. 2011:163 [ref. 31154], Nguyen et al. 2013:20 [ref. 32689]). Current status: Valid as Acheilognathus brevicaudatus Chen & Li 1987. Acheilognathidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.