Paranemachilus Zhu [S.-Q.] 1983:311 [313] Masc. Paranemachilus genilepis Zhu 1983. Type by original designation (also monotypic). English summary on p. 313. The correct spelling of the genus is Paranemachilus; there was no inadvertent error in the original description. •Valid as Paranemachilus Zhu 1983 -- (Zhu & Cao 1987:324 [ref. 14139] as Paranoemacheilus, Zhu 1989:10 [ref. 17744], Kottelat 1990:20 [ref. 14137], Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:455 [ref. 23187] as Paranemacheilus, Prokofiev 2004:157 [ref. 27665], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522] as Paranemacheilus, Prokofiev 2010:889 [ref. 31096], Zhao et al. 2011:1554 [ref. 31493] as Paranemacheilus, Kottelat 2012:100 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891] as Paranemacheilus, Lan et al. 2013:24 [ref. 32910], Zhang et al. 2016:131 [ref. 34477], Prokofiev 2017:134 [ref. 35630], Du et al. 2021:322 [ref. 38600], Luo et al. 2023:695 [ref. 40042]). Current status: Valid as Paranemachilus Zhu 1983. Nemacheilidae.