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Species in the genus Triplophysa: [ 210 ] records

afghana, Nemachilus griffithii var. Hora [S. L.] 1935:799, Fig. 4c [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 37 (pt 4); ref. 13887] Chahiltran Stream, tributary of Kabul River, West Kabul City, Afghanistan. Holotype: ZSI F11525/1. Paratypes: ZSI F11526/1 (2). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:122 [ref. 20743], Menon 1987:206 [ref. 14149]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Nemacheilus griffithii Günther 1868 -- (Coad 1981:14 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus). •Synonym of Triplophysa griffithii (Günther 1868) -- (Menon 1987:204 [ref. 14149], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:511 [ref. 20764]). •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa marmorata (Heckel 1838) -- (Kullander et al. 1999:139 [ref. 23689], Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Uncertain as Triplophysa marmorata (Heckel 1838). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

ajmonis, Nemachilus Di Caporiacco [L.] 1933:342, Fig. [Monitore Zoologico Italiano v. 44 (11-12); ref. 21832] Sonamarg and Baltal, Sind River Valley, Kashmir, elevation 2800 meters. Syntypes: (2) MZUF 5558 (1). Type catalog: Vanni 1991:221 [ref. 20099]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa kashmirensis (Hora 1922) -- (Kullander et al. 1999:143 [ref. 23689]). • Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990] as stoliczkae). •Questionably a synonym of Indotriplophys yasinensis (Alcock 1898) -- (Kottelat 2012:86 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Uncertain as Triplophysa yasinensis (Alcock 1898). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

akhtari, Nemachilus Lakshmanan [M. A. V.] 1950:219, Fig. 1 [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 47 (pt 2); ref. 12811] Helmand River, Afghanistan. Holotype: ZSI F244/2. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:121 [ref. 20743]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Status uncertain, possibly a synonym of Nemacheilus griffithii (Günther 1868) -- (see Coad 1981:13 [ref. 22348] and Coad 1995:21, 22 [ref. 23608]). •Synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Zhu 1989:114 [ref. 17744] as stoliczae, Wu & Wu 1992:212 [ref. 21205] as stoliczkae). •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061] as stoliczkae, Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990] as stoliczkae). •Questionably valid as Triplophysa akhtari (Lakshmanan 1950) -- (Kottelat 2012:122 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Triplophysa akhtari (Lakshmanan 1950) -- (Çiçek et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa akhtari (Lakshmanan 1950). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Helmand River (Afghanistan) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

alexandrae, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2001:203, Figs. 19-24 [Zoosystematica Rossica v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 26613] Sichuan, China [possibly Dadu He River, eastern of Kangding (ca. 30°N, 102°E), Min River basin]. Holotype: ZIN 16335. Paratypes: ZIN 16335a (4). •Valid as Triplophysa alexandrae Prokofiev 2001 -- (Prokofiev 2006:Engl. 580 [ref. 28811], Kottelat 2012:122 [ref. 32367], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665]). •Synonym of Triplophysa stenura (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Guo 2021:599 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa alexandrae Prokofiev 2001. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

aliensis, Nemachilus Wu [Y.-F.] & Zhu [S.-Q.] 1979:29, Fig. 9 [Fishes of Ali, Tibet 1979; ref. 8391] Xiang-quan River and Shi-quan River, Indus River system, Tibet, China. Syntypes: NPIB 74.201-244 (44), 74.255 (1). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa aliensis (Wu & Zhu 1979) -- (Zhu 1989:116 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:236 [ref. 21205], Zhang et al. 1995:61 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:118 [ref. 25213], He et al. 2008:47 [ref. 29558], Kottelat 2012:123 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:135 [ref. 34477], Wang et al. 2024:24 [ref. 40861]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa aliensis (Wu & Zhu 1979). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Himalayan region, Tibet, China. Habitat: freshwater.

alticeps, Nemachilus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:28, Pl. 6 (fig. 3) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Fontes Zaidam [Tsaidam or Quaidam] oriental, China. Lectotype: ZIN 7852. Paralectotypes: ZIN 7255 (12, 1 c&s) and 7852 (now 3); BMNH 1891.10.7.32 [ex ZIN 7255] (1). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. Lectotype selected by Prokofiev 2006:Engl. 599 [ref. 28811] •Questionably the same as Triplophysa cakaensis Cao & Zhu 1988 -- (Zhu 1989:120 [ref. 17744]). •Valid as Triplophysa alticeps (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:124 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:261 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:119 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2006:598 [ref. 28811], Prokofiev 2006:255 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2010:907 [ref. 31096], Zhang et al. 2016:135 [ref. 34477], Feng et al. 2020:468 [ref. 37576]). •Valid as Qinghaichthys alticeps (Herzentstein 1888) -- (Kottelat 2012:103 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa alticeps (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Quaidam and Quighai drainages, China. Habitat: freshwater.

altipinnis, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2003:63 [English p. 67], Fig. 25 [Estestvennye i Tekhnicheskie Nauki [Natural and Technical Sciences / Естественные и технические науки]. No. 1; ref. 28070] Eastern Quaidam area, China. Holotype: ZIN 12492. Paratypes: ZIN 12492a (5), 12493 (2), 12587 (7). •Valid as Triplophysa altipinnis Prokofiev 2003 -- (Kottelat 2012:123 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa altipinnis Prokofiev 2003. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Eastern Quaidam area, China. Habitat: freshwater.

aluensis, Triplophysa Li [Z.-X.] & Zhu [Z.-G.] 2000:396 [Engl. 398], Fig. 1 [Journal of Yunnan University (Natural Science) v. 22 (no. 5) [2000]; ref. 27938] Underground stream, Alu limestone caves in Luxi County, 24°33'N, 103°45'E, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype (unique): HRS 20000620001. •Valid as Triplophysa aluensis Li & Zhu 2000 -- (Chen & Yang 2005:604 [ref. 28119], Li et al. 2008:676 [ref. 29925], Chen et al. 2009:90 [ref. 30169], Zheng 2009:225 [ref. 30217], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096] as aluuensis, Zhao et al. 2011:1553 [ref. 31493], Yang et al. 2012:170 [ref. 31483], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:645 [ref. 32193], Kottelat 2012:123 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891], Yang in Lan et al. 2013:256 [ref. 32910], Zhang et al. 2016:135 [ref. 34477], Yang et al. 2016:300 [ref. 34677], Li et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 35021], Liu et al. 2017:844 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35551], Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa aluensis Li & Zhu 2000. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Nanpan River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

angeli, Nemacheilus Fang [P.-W.] 1941:256 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 13173] Correct is Qingyijiang, China. Holotype: MNHN 0000-6287. Paratypes: MNHN B-2639 [ex MNHN 0000-6287] (10). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:99 [ref. 19574] as syntypes. See Kottelat 2012:123 [ref. 32367] for locality information. •Valid as Triplophysa angeli (Fang 1941) -- (Zhu 1989:105 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:192 [ref. 21205], Ding 1994:78 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:117 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:75 [ref. 23556], Wu & Wang 2009:382 [ref. 30911], Zheng et al. 2010:[8] [ref. 30841], Guo et al. 2012:912 [ref. 32350], Kottelat 2012:123 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:135 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Zhang et al. 2019:377 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:551 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa angeli (Fang 1941). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

anlongensis, Triplophysa Lan [C.-T.], Song [L.-X.], Luo [T.], Zhao [X.-R.], Xiao [N.] & Zhou [J.] in Luo, Mao, Lan, Song, Zhao, Yu, Wang, Xiao, Zhou & Zhou 2023:68, Figs. 13-15 [ZooKeys No. 1185; ref. 40607] NaNao Village, Xinglong Town, Anlong County, Guizhou Province, China, 25.07096446°N, 105.59143424°E, elevation circa 1450 meters. Holotype: CNGZNU 20230215021. Paratypes: CNGZNU 20230215021-215024 (4), 20230226004 (1), 20230226005 (1). •Valid as Triplophysa anlongensis Lan, Song, Luo, Zhao, Xiao & Zhou 2023. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa anlongensis Lan, Song, Luo, Zhao, Xiao & Zhou 2023. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: vertical cave at NaNao Village, Xinglong Town, Anlong County, Guizhou Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

anshuiensis, Triplophysa Wu [T.-J.], Wei [M.-L.], Lan [J.-H.] & Du [L.-N.] 2018:69, Figs. 1, 3 [ZooKeys No. 744; ref. 35850] Cave in Anshui Village, Lingyun County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, 24.3632N, 106.7412E, elevation 719 meters. Holotype: KIZ 2012005747. Paratype: KIZ. •Valid as Triplophysa anshuiensis Wu, Wei, Lan & Du 2018 -- (Wu et al. 2018:93 [ref. 35971], Huang et al. 2019:334 [ref. 36689], Chen et al. 2021:190 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa anshuiensis Wu, Wei, Lan & Du 2018. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Hongshui River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater.

anterodorsalis, Triplophysa (Triplophysa) Zhu [S.-Q.] & Cao [W.-X.] in Zhu 1989:106 (English p. 136), Fig. 73 [The loaches of the subfamily Nemacheilinae in China (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae).; ref. 17744] Tributary of the Jinshajiang River, Huidongxian County, Sichuan, China. Holotype: HIASW 60viii0084. Paratypes: HIASW 60viii0062-66 (5), 60viii0075 (1), 60viii0077-83 (7). •Valid as Triplophysa anterodorsalis Zhu & Cao 1989 -- (Ding 1994:79 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:117 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:76 [ref. 23556], Li et al. 2008:677 [ref. 29925], Kottelat 2012:123 [ref. 32367], Yan et al. 2015:304 [ref. 33966], Bashir et al. 2016:479 [ref. 34447], Zhang et al. 2016:135 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Zhang et al. 2019:378 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:555 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa anterodorsalis Zhu & Cao 1989. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

aquaecaeruleae, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2001:195, Figs. 1-6 [Zoosystematica Rossica v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 26613] Ba-tshu [Ba Qu?] River, tributary of Blue River [= Chang Jiang] (env. of Yushu), Qinghai, northwestern China (ca. 33°N, 92°E or 97°E). Holotype: ZIN 12494. Paratypes: ZIN 12494a (3). •Valid as Triplophysa aquaecaeruleae Prokofiev 2001 -- (Prokofiev 2006:258 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], He et al. 2008:47 [ref. 29558], Prokofiev 2009:700 [ref. 39772], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:123 [ref. 32367], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665]). •Synonym of Triplophysa xichangensis Zhu & Cao 1989 -- (Guo 2021:525 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa aquaecaeruleae Prokofiev 2001. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

arnoldii, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2006:237, Figs. 1-37 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 86 (no. 2); ref. 29061] Stream connecting lakes Ayrag-Nuur and Khirgis-Nuur, Kobdo (= Chovd-Gol) River system, western Mongolia. Holotype: ZIN 39054. Paratypes: ZIN 39054a (3, 1 c&s). •Valid as Triplophysa arnoldii Prokofiev 2006 -- (Kottelat 2012:123 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa arnoldii Prokofiev 2006. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Chovd-Gol River basin, western Mongolia. Habitat: freshwater.

baotianensis, Triplophysa Li [C.-Q.], Li [R.], Liu [T.] & Li [W.-X.] in Li, Liu, Li & Li 2018:60, Figs. 1a-b [Journal of Jishou University (Natural Science Edition) v. 39 (no. 4); ref. 36072] Cave, Baotian Town, Pan County, Guizhou Province, China, 25°24'17.16"N, 104°44'40.37"E, 531 m altitude. Holotype: HRA 20170206003. Paratypes: HRA 2017020601 (1), 20170206002 (1), 20170206004 (1), 20170206005 (1). •Valid as Triplophysa baotianensis Li, Li, Liu & Li 2018 -- (Chen et al. 2021:188 [ref. 38191], Liu et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39962], Luo et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40607]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa baotianensis Li, Li, Liu & Li 2018. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Nanpanjiang River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guizhou Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

bashanensis, Triplophysa Xu [T.-Q.] & Wang [K.-F.] 2009:381 [English 384], Figs. 2-6 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 34 (no. 2); ref. 30911] Bashan River, Huangjiabian, Loufand Village, Dahe Town, Xixiang County, 32°35'N, 107°27'E, Shaanxi Province, China, elevation 712 meters. Holotype: SIZ 0608008. Paratypes: (47) ASIZB [now NZMC] 179823 out of SIZ 06080010-07, 0608009, SIZ 6-X-001 - 6-X-039. Type catalog: Ye et al. 2015:68 [ref. 33808]. Appeared as Triplophysa longchiensis in the English summary and as bashanensis in the Chinese text; apparently left in the abstract by mistake -- a lapsus. The name in the Chinese text is regarded as correct. •Valid as Triplophysa bashanensis Xu & Wang 2009 -- (Kottelat 2012:123 [ref. 32367], Ye et al. 2015:68 [ref. 33808], Zhang et al. 2016:136 [ref. 34477], Guo 2021:621 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa bashanensis Xu & Wang 2009. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

bellibarus, Nemachilus Tchang [T.-L.], Yueh [T.-H.] & Hwang [H.-C.] 1963:625, Figs. 4-7 [Acta Zoologica Sinica v. 15 (no. 4); ref. 5591] Tso-Hwui-La, upper Nyang-Chu, southern Tibet, China. Holotype (unique): ASIZB [now NZMC] 43173 [ex TS-409]. Type catalog: Zhang 1996:500 [ref. 24036], Ye et al. 2015:59 [ref. 33808]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Triplophysa brevicauda (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:107 [ref. 17744], Zhang et al. 2019:381 [ref. 36699]). •Synonym of Triplophysa microps (Steindachner 1866) -- (Wu & Wu 1992:196 [ref. 21205]). •Valid as Triplophysa bellibarus (Tchang, Yueh & Hwang 1963) -- (Kottelat 2012:123 [ref. 32367], Ye et al. 2015:59 [ref. 33808]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa bellibarus (Tchang, Yueh & Hwang 1963). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

bertini, Nemacheilus Fang [P.-W.] 1941:253 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 13173] High valleys of Mongolia, China. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3800 (1), B-2640 [ex MNHN 0000-3800] (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:99 [ref. 19574] as syntypes. •Synonym of Triplophysa stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Zhu 1989:114 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:212 [ref. 21205] as stoliczkae). •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990] as stoliczkae). •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa retropinnis (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Kottelat 2012:130 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa retropinnis (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

bleekeri, Nemachilus Sauvage [H.-E.] & Dabry de Thiersant [P.] 1874:15 [Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie et Paléontologie) (Sér. 6) v. 1 (art. 5); ref. 15665] Yenkiatsoun, southern Shen Si, China. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-7890 (1), B-2642 [ex MNHN 0000-7890] (7). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:98 [ref. 19574]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. Precise location of Yenkiatsoun unknown (He et al. 2008:49 [ref. 29558]). See also Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367] for locality information. •Valid as Triplophysa bleekeri (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) -- (Zhu 1989:108 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:189 [ref. 21205], Ding 1994:81 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:117 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:78 [ref. 23556], Tang et al. 2001:14 [ref. 25373], Chen & Yang 2005:606 [ref. 28119], He et al. 2008:50 [ref. 29558] as status uncertain, Wu & Wang 2009:382 [ref. 30911], Zheng et al. 2010:[3] [ref. 30841], He et al. 2012:279 [ref. 32339], Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367], Yan et al. 2015:304 [ref. 33966], Bashir et al. 2016:479 [ref. 34447], Zhang et al. 2016:136 [ref. 34477] with authorship as Sauvage & Dabry, Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Zhang et al. 2019:380 [ref. 36699] with author as Dabry de Thiersant, Guo 2021:563 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa bleekeri (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, Sichuan and Gansu, China. Habitat: freshwater.

bombifrons, Nemachilus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:67, Pls. 2, 4 [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Aksu darja, Tschertschen darja, Chotan River, Dol and Sampula. Kariensee Mts., Nija Oasis. Lectotype: ZIN 7359. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1891.10.7.34-35 [ex ZIN] (1, 1); ZIN 7292 (2), 7341-45 (1, 1, 1, 3, 5), 7359 (6+), 7378 (1); plus 7362 (5) and 7365 (6+) are types of subspecies incipiens from Kariensee Mts. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. Lectotype selected by Prokofiev 2002:471 [ref. 26268]. •Valid as Triplophysa bombifrons (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:96 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:183 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:116 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Prokofiev 2002:471 [ref. 26268], Prokofiev 2006:255 [ref. 29061], Li et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29309], Prokofiev 2010:896 [ref. 31096], Zhang et al. 2016:136 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Tarimichthys bombifrons (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Kottelat 2012:121 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa bombifrons (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Karakurum Mountains, China. Habitat: freshwater.

brachypterus, Nemachilus robustus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:40, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Gansu Province, China. Syntypes: ZIN 7320 (2). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa brachyptera (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096] with comment, Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa brachyptera (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

brahui, Nemachilus Zugmayer [E.] 1912:598 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 10 (no. 60); ref. 14897] Kelat, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Syntypes: ZSM [old collection] (24) destroyed in WWII. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:267 [ref. 28925]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Nemacheilus brahui Zugmayer 1912 -- (Coad 1981:13 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus, Coad 1996:6 [ref. 23831]). •Synonym of Triplophysa griffithii (Günther 1868) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:511 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Triplophysa brahui (Zugmayer 1912) -- (Nalbant & Bianco 1998:116 [ref. 23810], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2003:16 [ref. 27265], Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367], Çiçek et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa brahui (Zugmayer 1912). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater.

brevibarba, Triplophysa Ding [R.-H.] 1993:249 (English p. 251), Figs. 5-8 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 18 (no. 2); ref. 21972] Mianning County, 28°34'N, 102°10'E, Sichuan, China, elevation 2000 meters. Holotype: MSINR 900264. Paratypes: IHASW 85038 (1); MSINR 850384 (1, allotype), 900254-263 (10). Subjectively invalid; apparently secondarily preoccupied in Triplophysa by Nemachilus yarkandensis brevibarbus Herzenstein 1888 as treated by Wu & Wu 1992:257 [ref. 21205]. Replaced by Triplophysia dingi Prokofiev 2010, but Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367] disagrees saying an unneeded replacement name. •Valid as Triplophysa brevibarba Ding 1993 -- (Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], He et al. 2012:278 [ref. 32339], Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367], Yan et al. 2015:304 [ref. 33966], Zhang et al. 2016:136 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Guo 2021:594 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa brevibarba Ding 1993. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

brevicauda, Nemachilus stoliczkae Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:23, Pl. 7 (fig. 3) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Dabsun Gobi, Mongolia or China. Lectotype: ZIN 7370. Paralectotypes: ZIN 7370a (5). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. The name stoliczkae is a misspelling of stoliczkai [originally stolickai Steindachner 1866 but incorrectly amended for letter "c" with diacritical mark]. Lectotype selected by Prokofiev 2007:16? [Engl. 12] [ref. 28990]. •Valid as Triplophysa brevicauda (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:107 [ref. 17744], Ding 1994:80 [ref. 21531], Zhang et al. 1995:55 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:117 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:77 [ref. 23556], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Prokofiev 2007:16 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061], Zheng et al. 2010:[3] [ref. 30841], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:213 [ref. 32989], Li et al. 2015:423 [ref. 33642], Yan et al. 2015:304 [ref. 33966], Zhang et al. 2016:136 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Zhang et al. 2019:381 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:559 [ref. 38618], Wang et al. 2024:24 [ref. 40861]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa brevicauda (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Yangtze River basin, China and ? Mongolia. Habitat: freshwater.

cakaensis, Triplophysa Cao [W.-X.] & Zhu [S.-Q.] 1988:201 (English p. 204), Figs. 1-3 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 17647] Stream (Cakayanhu Lake drainage) near Caka town, Ulanxian County, 36°N, 98°E, Qinghai, China. Holotype: IHASW 561X0034. Paratypes: IHASW 561X0031-0033 (3), 561X0035-0060 (26). •Valid as Triplophysa cakaensis Cao & Zhu 1988 -- (Zhu 1989:120 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:227 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:118 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:136 [ref. 34477], Feng et al. 2020:468 [ref. 37576]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa cakaensis Cao & Zhu 1988. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

cehengensis, Triplophysa Luo [T.], Mao [M.-L.], Zhao [X.-R.], Xiao [N.] & Zhou [J.] in Luo, Mao, Lan, Song, Zhao, Yu, Wang, Xiao, Zhou & Zhou 2023:55, Figs. 4-6 [ZooKeys No. 1185; ref. 40607] Longjing Village, Rongdu Town, Ceheng County, Guizhou Province, China, 25.0410879°N, 105.72512627°E, elevation circa 1228 meters. Holotype: CNGZNU 20230214010. Paratypes: CNGZNU 20230214011 (1), 20230214012 (1). •Valid as Triplophysa cehengensis Luo, Mao, Zhao, Xiao & Zhou 2023. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa cehengensis Luo, Mao, Zhao, Xiao & Zhou 2023. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: cave in Longjing Village, Rongdu Town, Ceheng County, Guizhou Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

chandagaitensis, Triplophysa gundriseri Prokofiev [A. M.] 2002:S55, Fig. 4a [Journal of Ichthyology v. 42 (suppl. 1); ref. 27462] Chandagaity River in the village of Chandagaity (Tuva Republic, Russia), 50°44'N, 92°08'E. Holotype: ZISP 52199. Paratypes: ZISP 52200 (7). Additional material: (2, osteol. prep.). For remarks on systematics see Kottelat 2006:55 [ref. 28831]. •Synonym of Triplophysa gundriseri Prokofiev 2002 but a valid subspecies as described. •Valid as Triplophysa chandagaitensis Prokofiev 2002 -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:116 [ref. 28183]). •Synonym of Triplophysa gundriseri Prokofiev 2002 -- (Kottelat 2006:55 [ref. 28831], Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa chandagaitensis Prokofiev 2002. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Chandagaity River, Tuva Republic, Russia. Habitat: freshwater.

chondrostoma, Nemachilus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:36, Pl. 3 (fig. 7) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Bajan gol River, Mongolia or China. Holotype: ZIN 7219. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa chondrostoma (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:126 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:262 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:119 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2009:695 [ref. 39772], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:136 [ref. 34477], Feng et al. 2020:468 [ref. 37576], Sheraliev et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39759]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa chondrostoma (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Qaidam basin, Mongolia and China. Habitat: freshwater.

choprai, Nemachilus Hora [S. L.] 1934:310, Fig. 9 [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 36 (pt 3); ref. 18309] Lutkuh River, near Hot Springs, Chitral Valley, Pakistan. Holotype: ZSI F11301/1. Paratypes: BMNH 1932.8.2.1-6 [6] possible, presented by Hora 1932 from type locality. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. See Das 2003:363 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Berg 1949:864 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Status uncertain -- (Coad 1981:14 [ref. 22348]). •Valid as Indotriplophysa choprai (Hora 1934) -- (Kottelat 2012:85 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Triplophysa choprai (Hora 1934) -- (Menon 1987:200 [ref. 14149], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:510 [ref. 20764], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Mirza 2003:16 [ref. 27265], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:896 [ref. 31096], Prokofiev 2017: 172 [ref. 31096], Usharamalakshmi et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36315], Çiçek et al. 2023:49 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa choprai (Hora 1934). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Pakistan and Kashmir. Habitat: freshwater.

conipterus, Nemachilus Turdakov [F. A.] 1954:117 [Trudy Institut zoologii i parazitologii, Kirgizskii filial Akademii nauk SSSR v. 1; ref. 26732] Ters & Talas rivers, Kyrgyzstan. Syntypes: 25 (Ters River), 9 (Talas River); whereabouts unknown. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Noemacheilus conipterus Turdakov 1954 -- (Mitrofanov & Dukravec 1989:23 [ref. 37748]). •Valid as Triplophysa coniptera (Turdakov 1954) -- (Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Prokofiev 2006:256 [ref. 29061] as a valid species and subspecies, Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2007:1103 [ref. 39980], Prokofiev 2010:907 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2017:202 [ref. 35630] as a valid species and subspecies, Sheraliev et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39759]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa coniptera (Turdakov 1954). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Talas River basin (Kyrgyzstan) [subspecies coniptera]. Habitat: freshwater.

conjungens, Nemachilus labiatus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:84, Pl. 4 (fig. 5) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Chorgos River, tributary of Ili River, China. Syntypes: ZIN 7843 (1), 7850 (2). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Nemacheilus labiatus (Kessler 1874) -- (Berg 1949:858 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Synonym of Labiatophysa labiata (Kessler 1874) -- (Kottelat 2012:87 [ref. 32367]). •Synonym of Triplophysa labiata (Kessler 1874) -- (Prokofiev 2004:185 [ref. 27939]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa labiata (Kessler 1874). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

crassicauda, Nemachilus stoliczkae Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:23, Pl. 7 (fig. 3) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Bajanjol River [Bajan gol River], Tsaidam [Quaidam], Quinghai Province, China. Holotype (unique): ZIN 7221. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. The name stoliczkae is a misspelling of stoliczkai [originally stolickai Steindachner 1866 but incorrectly amended for letter "c" with diacritical mark]. •Synonym of Triplophysa leptosoma (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:110 [ref. 17744], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:79 [ref. 23556], Zhang et al. 2019:386 [ref. 36699]). •Valid as Triplophysa crassicauda (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2007:20? [Engl. 16] [ref. 28990]). •Valid as Indotriplophysa crassicauda (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Prokofiev 2010:896 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:85 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa crassicauda (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Bajan-gol River, Quaidam, China. Habitat: freshwater.

crassilabris, Triplophysa Ding [R.-H.] 1994:92 [English p. 610], Fig. 56 [The fishes of Sichuan, China; ref. 21531] Xia Man Lake, Sichuan, China, elevation 3400 meters. Holotype: MSINR 830757. Paratypes: MSINR 8715-17 (3), 8743-47 (5), 8753 (1), 85053 (1). •Valid as Triplophysa crassilabris Ding 1994 -- (Chen et al. 2004:507 [ref. 28065], Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:136 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Feng et al. 2020:468 [ref. 37576]). •Synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Guo 2021:580 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa crassilabris Ding 1994. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

cueljuensis, Nemachilus Anikin [V. P.] 1905:6 [Izvestiya Tomskogo Universiteta v. 27; ref. 15920] Mouth of Kuelyu River, Tarim River basin, Xinjiang Province, China. Syntypes: (3). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. Originally as cuëljuensis. •Questionably a synonym of Nemacheilus stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Berg 1949:862 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus stoliczkai). • Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866), subspecies retropinnis (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061] as stoliczkae). •Synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990] as stoliczkae). •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa dorsonotata (Kessler 1879) -- (Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Uncertain as Triplophysa dorsonotata (Kessler 1879). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

cuneicephalus, Barbatula Shaw [T.-H.] & Tchang [T.-L.] 1931:81, Fig. 10 [Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping (Zoological Series) v. 2 (no. 5); ref. 16334] San-kai-tien, near Beijing [Peiping], China. Holotype (unique): ZMFMIB (now ASIZB) 6237. •Synonym of Nemacheilus barbatulus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:871 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Valid as Triplophysa cuneicephala (Shaw & Tchang 1931) -- (Zhu 1989:77 [ref. 17744], Zhu 1995:113 [ref. 25213], Wang et al. 2001:171 [ref. 26566], Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:137 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa cuneicephala (Shaw & Tchang 1931). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

dalaica, Diplophysa Kessler [K. F.] 1876:24, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 2595] Hu-lun [Dalai-Nor] Lake, China, elevation 4200 feet. Syntypes: ZIN 2473-74 (1, 1). •Valid as Triplophysa dalaica (Kessler 1876) -- (Zhu 1989:82 [ref. 17744], Zhu 1995:114 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:67 [ref. 23556], Wang et al. 2001:169 [ref. 26566], Li et al. 2007:51 [ref. 29309], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:137 [ref. 34477], Wang et al. 2024:24 [ref. 40861]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa dalaica (Kessler 1876). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Yellow River drainage, Himalayan region, China. Habitat: freshwater.

daochengensis, Triplophysa Wu [Y.-Y.], Sun [Z.-Y.] & Guo [Y.-S.] 2016:291, Fig. 1 [Zoological Research v. 37 (no. 5); ref. 34665] Daocheng River, at Shengmu Village, Daocheng County, Sichuan Province, China, 29°02'55"N, 101°30'45"S, altitude 3,540 meters. Holotype: CWNU 201406001. Paratypes: CWNU, IHB, KIZ. •Valid as Triplophysa daochengensis Wu, Sun & Guo 2016 -- (Zhang et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36699], Feng et al. 2020:468 [ref. 37576], Guo 2021:625 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa daochengensis Wu, Sun & Guo 2016. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Daocheng River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, Sichuan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

daqiaoensis, Triplophysa Ding [R.-H.] 1993:247 (English p. 251), Figs. 1-4 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 18 (no. 2); ref. 21972] Daqiao, Mianning County, 28°41'N, 102°12'E, Sichuan, China, elevation 2020 meters. Holotype: MSINR 900267. Paratypes: IHASW 900288 (1); MSINR 900268-69 (1, 1), 900270 (1, allotype), 900271-287 (17), 900289-321 (33). •Valid as Triplophysa daqiaoensis Ding 1993 -- (Zhu 1995:548 [ref. 25213], He et al. 2012:279 [ref. 32339], Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367], Yan et al. 2015:304 [ref. 33966], Zhang et al. 2016:137 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Zhang et al. 2019:383 [ref. 36699]). •Synonym of Triplophysa xichangensis Zhu & Cao 1989 -- (Guo 2021:525 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa daqiaoensis Ding 1993. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

daryoae, Triplophysa Sheraliev [B.], Kayumova [Y.] & Peng [Z.] 2022:51, Figs. 1-3 [ZooKeys No. 1125; ref. 39759] Sokh River, near Limbur village, an exclave of Uzbekistan surrounded by Kyrgyzstan, Syr Darya basin, Sokh District, Fergana Region, Uzbekistan, 40°3.1528'N, 71°5.8195'E, elevation 1054 meters. Holotype: SWU 20211207001. Paratypes: BSFC 0023 (4), 0024 (3), SWU 20211207002-11 (10). •Valid as Triplophysa daryoae Sheraliev, Kayumova & Peng 2022. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa daryoae Sheraliev, Kayumova & Peng 2022. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Sokh River drainage, Syr Darya basin, Fergana Region, Uzbekistan. Habitat: freshwater.

deterrai, Nemachilus Hora [S. L.] 1936:311, Pl. 12 (figs. 5-6) [Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences v. 10 (art. 17); ref. 10431] Man Lagoon, Kashmir, Ladakh, India. Syntypes: ZSI F12200/1 (6). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:122 [ref. 20743]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Nemacheilus deterrai Hora 1936 -- (Tilak 1990:144 [ref. 23720] as Noemacheilus, Kundu 2000:96 [ref. 25663]). •Synonym of Triplophysa gracilis (Day 1876) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:511 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Triplophysa stewarti (Hora 1922) -- (Zhu 1989:98 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:168 [ref. 21205]). •See Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990]. •Probably the same as Triplophysa gracilis (Day 1877) -- (Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa gracilis (Day 1877). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

dingi, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2010:895 (footnote) [Journal of Ichthyology v. 50 (no. 10); ref. 31096] Mianning County, 28°34'N, 102°10'E, Sichuan, China, elevation 2000 meters. Holotype (unique): MSINR 900264. Paratypes: IHASW 85038 (1); MSINR 850384 (1, allotype), 900254-263 (10). Unneeded replacement name for Triplophysa brevibarba Ding 1993, not preoccupied by Triplophysa yarkandensis brevibarbus Herzenstein 1888 (see Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367]). •Synonym of Triplophysa brevibarba Ding 1993 -- (Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367], Yan et al. 2015:304 [ref. 33966]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa brevibarba Ding 1993. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.

djaggasteensis, Nemacheilus Rendahl [H.] 1922:1 [Arkiv för Zoologi v. 15 (no. 4); ref. 15377] Djaggaste [Liu-Tai], Mongolia. Syntypes: NRM 10338 (18), 18946 (1), 20338 (1), 27321 (5); MNHN 1933-0116 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:98 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Triplophysa dalaica (Kessler 1876) -- (Zhu 1989:82 [ref. 17744], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:67 [ref. 23556], Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa dalaica (Kessler 1876). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

dorsalis, Cobitis Kessler [K. F.] 1872:67 [23], Pl. 11 (figs. 34-35) [Izvestiia Imperatorskago Obschchestva Liubitelei Estestvozaniia, Antropologii i Etnografii v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 14134] Yany-Kurgan, Syr Darya River, Tajikistan. Syntypes: (8) ZIN 2079 (2). Type catalog: Svetovidova 1978:262 [ref. 9011] with ZISP 2079 as holotype. On p. 23 of separate. •Valid as Nemachilus dorsalis (Kessler 1872) -- (Berg 1949:858 [ref. 20661]). •Valid as Noemachilus dorsalis (Kessler 1872) -- (Coad 1981:14 [ref. 22348], Mitrofanov & Dukravec 1989:30 [ref. 37748]). •Valid as Triplophysa dorsalis (Kessler 1872) -- (Zhu 1989:85 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:155 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:115 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2002:S45 [ref. 27462], Prokofiev 2006:256 [ref. 29061], Li et al. 2007:51 [ref. 29309], Prokofiev 2010:907 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2016:203 [ref. 34459], Zhang et al. 2016:137 [ref. 34477], Sheraliev & Peng 2021:9 [ref. 38329], Sheraliev & Kayumova 2022:36 [ref. 39437], Sheraliev et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39759], Çiçek et al. 2023:49 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa dorsalis (Kessler 1872). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Northern-central Asia and East Asia: Syr Darya River basin (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang, China). Habitat: freshwater.

dorsaloides, Nemachilus strauchi Turdakov [F. A.] 1947:155 [Trudy Biol. Inst. Kirgizskogo Filiala Akad. Nauch v. 1; ref. 21177] Tyupsky Bay, Issyk-kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan. Syntypes: (28). Original not seen. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Nemacheilus strauchii (Kessler 1874), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Berg 1949:1328 [ref. 20662] as Nemachilus strauchi). •Synonym of Triplophysa strauchii (Kessler 1874) -- (Kottelat 2006:89 [ref. 28831]). •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa ulacholica (Anikin 1905) -- (Prokofiev 2006:258 [ref. 29061]). •Synonym of Triplophysa ulocholica (Anikin 1905) -- (Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa ulacholica (Anikin 1905). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

dorsonotatus, Nemachilus Kessler [K. F.] 1879:309 [Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg v. 25; ref. 2598] Kungès River, Ili River basin, Kazahkstan, elevation 4000 feet. Lectotype: ZIN 4175. Paralectotypes (3): ZIN 4175a (1). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. Also in Kessler 1879:276 [ref. 14266]. Lectotype selected by Prokofiev 2007:10? [Engl. 6] [ref. 28990]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Berg 1949:862 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Synonym of Triplophysa stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Wu & Wu 1992:212 [ref. 21205] as stoliczkae, Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:80 [ref. 23556] as stoliczkae, Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613]). •Synonym of Triplophysa stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866), but a valid subspecies -- (Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2007:13? [Engl. 9] [ref. 28990]). •Valid as Triplophysa dorsonotata (Kessler 1879) -- (Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367], Sheraliev et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39759]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa dorsonotata (Kessler 1879). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Ili River basin, Kazakhstan and northwest China. Habitat: freshwater.

drassensis, Noemacheilus Tilak [R.] 1990:136, Fig. 1 [Records of the Zoological Survey of India v. 87 (no. 1-4); ref. 23720] Stream near Drass, Ladakh, India. Holotype: NRS/ZSI 1206. Paratypes: NRS/ZSI 1207 (7). Paper possibly not published until 1997 -- see Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367]. •Valid as Triplophysa drassensis (Tilak 1990) -- (Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa drassensis (Tilak 1990). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater.

edsinica, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2003:66 [English p. 67], Fig. 29 [Estestvennye i Tekhnicheskie Nauki [Natural and Technical Sciences / Естественные и технические науки]. No. 1; ref. 28070] Edsin-River drainage, Hexi-Alashan region, northern China. Holotype (unique): ZIN 17294. •Valid as Triplophysa edsinica Prokofiev 2003 -- (Prokofiev 2006:255 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2010:896 [ref. 31096]). •Valid as Tarimichthys edsinicus (Prokofiev 2003) -- (Kottelat 2012:121 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa edsinica Prokofiev 2003. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Edsin River, Hexi-Alashan region, northern China. Habitat: freshwater.

elegans, Cobitis Kessler [K. F.] 1874:43 [Izvestiia Imperatorskago Obschchestva Liubitelei Estestvozaniia, Antropologii i Etnografii v. 11; ref. 2596] Salar River near Taschkent [Tashkent], Uzbekistan. Syntypes: ZMMU P-2542 (1), P-8002 (3); ZIN 10931 (1, not found in 1996). Type catalog: Svetovidova 1978:259 [ref. 9011], Vasil'eva et al. 2001:28[ref. 25714] as stoliczkai. •Questionably a synonym of Nemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Berg 1949:862 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Synonym of Noemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866), but a valid subspecies elegans Kessler 1874 -- (Mitrofanov & Dukravec 1989:21 [ref. 37748]). •Synonym of Triplophysa stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866), but a valid subspecies elegans -- (Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2007:13? [Engl. p. 9] [ref. 28990]). •Synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990] as stoliczkae). •Questionably valid as Triplophysa elegans (Kessler 1874) -- (Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Triplophysa elegans (Kessler 1874) -- (Sheraliev & Peng 2021:9 [ref. 38329], Sheraliev & Kayumova 2022:36 [ref. 39437], Sheraliev et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39759]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa elegans (Kessler 1874). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Chirchik River basin, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Habitat: freshwater.

elongatus, Nemachilus kungessanus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:44, Pl. 5 (fig. 3) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Nomochun gol [Nemachun-gol], Mongolia or China. Syntypes: ZIN 7386 (2). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. First revision apparently Zhu 1989:84 selecting orientalis over elongatus. •Synonym of Triplophysa orientalis (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:84 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:172 [ref. 21205], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:68 [ref. 23556], Prokofiev 2006:256 [ref. 29061], Kottelat 2012:129 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2016:204 [ref. 34459], Guo 2021:512 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa orientalis (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

erythraea, Triplophysa Liu [Z.-X.] & Huang [T.-F] in Huang, Zhang, Huang, Wu, Gong, Zhang, Peng & Liu 2019:331, Figs. 2-3 [Zoological Research v. 40 (no. 4); ref. 36689] Dalong Cave, Huayuan County, Hunan, central south China, 28°16'25.11"N, 109°28'57.18"E, elevation 563 meters. Holotype: HY 18022802. Paratypes: HY. •Valid as Triplophysa erythraea Liu & Huang 2019 -- (Chen et al. 2021:190 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa erythraea Liu & Huang 2019. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Yuanjiang River drainage, Hunan Province, central south China. Habitat: freshwater.

eugeniae, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2002:473, Fig. 5 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 42 (no. 4); ref. 26268] Hi-Chu, Kam Valley, China. Holotype (unique): ZIN 12575. •Valid as Triplophysa eugeniae Prokofiev 2002 -- (Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:896 [ref. 31096]). •Valid as Indotriplophysa eugeniae (Prokofiev 2001) -- (Kottelat 2012:85 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa eugeniae Prokofiev 2002. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

farwelli, Nemachilus Hora [S. L.] 1935:799 [16], Pl. 1 (fig. 2); Fig. 4d [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 37 (pt 4); ref. 13887] Helmand River, Afghanistan. Holotype (unique): ZSI F11515/1. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. See Das 2003:364 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Nemacheilus farwelli Hora 1935 -- (Coad 1981:14 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus, Coad 1995:22 [ref. 23608]). •Valid as Triplophysa farwelli (Hora 1935) -- (Nalbant & Bianco 1998:116 [ref. 23810], Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367], Çiçek et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa farwelli (Hora 1935). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Helmand River (Afghanistan) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

fedtschenkoae, Nemachilus Nikolskii [A. M.] 1903:93 [Ezhegodnik, Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk v. 8; ref. 15036] Murgab River, Tajikistan. Holotype (unique): ZIN 12710. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Nemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Berg 1949:862 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061] as stoliczkai, Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990] as stoliczkae). •Synonym of Triplophysa uranoscopus (Kessler 1872) -- (Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa uranoscopus (Kessler 1872). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

fengshanensis, Triplophysa Lan [J.] in Lan, Gan, Wu & Juan 2013:(135) 256, Figs. 104-105 [Science Press, Beijing; ref. 32910] Lintong Town, Fengshan County, Guangxi, China, 24.8°N, 107.0°, elevation 850 meters. Holotype: CLJH 201011056. Paratypes: CLJH 20101110507, 2011120701, 2011120703 (4 spec.). •Valid as Triplophysa fengshanensis Lan 2013 -- (Zhang et al. 2016:137 [ref. 34477], Liu et al. 2017:844 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:7 [ref. 35551], Wu et al. 2018:74 [ref. 35850], Wu et al. 2018:93 [ref. 35971], Chen & Peng 2019:381 [ref. 36537], Huang et al. 2019:334 [ref. 36689], Chen et al. 2021:190 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa fengshanensis Lan 2013. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Pearl River basin, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater.

ferganaensis, Triplophysa Sheraliev [B.] & Peng [Z.-G.] 2021:3, Figs. 2-4 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 99 (no. 3); ref. 38329] Shakhimardan stream in Yordon village, an exclave of Uzbekistan in Kyrgyzstan, Syr Darya basin, Fergana district, Fergana Region, Uzbekistan, 39°57.842'N, 71°45.6467'E, elevation 1,581 meters. Holotype: SWU 20190813001. Paratypes: FSU 082019650-654 (4), SWU 20190813002-021 (20). •Valid as Triplophysa ferganaensis Sheraliev & Peng 2021 -- (Sheraliev & Kayumova 2022:36 [ref. 39437], Sheraliev et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39759]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa ferganaensis Sheraliev & Peng 2021. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Shakhimardan River drainage, Syr Darya basin (Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan). Habitat: freshwater.

flavicorpus, Triplophysa Yang [J.-X.], Chen [Y.-R.] & Lan [J.-H.] 2004:113, Figs. 3-4 [Guangxi Aquatic Product Science and Technology 2004 (no. 3); ref. 28066] Hongshui River system, Du'An [Duan] County, Guangxi Province, China. Holotype: KIZ 99050004. Paratypes: KIZ 99050003 (1), 00110551-54 (4), 00120610 (1), 00120614 (1), 00120621 (1), 00120624 (1) Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:352 [ref. 32939] as 9950004. Proofed from electronic translation to English. •Valid as Triplophysa flavicorpus Yang, Chen & Lan 2004 -- (Chen & Chen 2007:111 [ref. 29350] as flacicorpus, Chen et al. 2009:90 [ref. 30169], Zheng 2009:225 [ref. 30217], Yang et al. 2012:170 [ref. 31483], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Ren et al. 2012:191 [ref. 32330], Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:137 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2017:7 [ref. 35551], Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa flavicorpus Yang, Chen & Lan 2004. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Hongshui [Hongshuihe] River drainage of Red River system and Pearl River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

furva, Triplophysa Zhu [S.-Q.] 1992:242 [246], Figs. 3-6 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 17 (no. 2); ref. 21064] Ürümqi River, near the Hongyanchi Reservoir, Ürümqi City, 43°47'N, 87°37'E, Xinjiang Uygur, Autonomous Region, China. Holotype: NIGLAS 880943. Paratypes: NIGLAS 880919-42 (24). English description on p. 246. •Valid as Triplophysa furva Zhu 1992 -- (Zhu 1995:114 [ref. 25213], Li et al. 2007:51 [ref. 29309], Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:137 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa furva Zhu 1992. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Autonomous Region, China. Habitat: freshwater.

fuxianensis, Triplophysa Yang [J.-X.] & Chu [X.-L.] 1990:377 [383], Fig. 2 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 15 (no. 3); ref. 16188] Lake Fuxian [Fuxianhu], 24°32'N, 103°55'E, Nanpan basin, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: KIZ 873126. Paratypes: KIZ 873125 (1), 873127-28 (2), 8611025-29 (5). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:352 [ref. 32939]. English description on p. 383. •Valid as Triplophysa fuxianensis Yang & Chu 1990 -- (Yang 1991:200 [ref. 13585], Lan et al. 1995:369 [ref. 23184], Yang & Chen 1995:26 [ref. 23555], Zhu 1995:119 [ref. 25213], Chen et al. 2009:90 [ref. 30169], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:137 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa fuxianensis Yang & Chu 1990. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Lake Fuzian, upper Pearl River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

gejiuensis, Noemacheilus Chu [S.-L.] & Chen [Y.-R.] 1979:285 [English p. 287], Fig. 1 [Acta Zoologica Sinica v. 25 (no. 3); ref. 8838] 400 meters deep, in underground river at Gejiu City, Bajianjing 4 kilometers from Qiafang, 23°16'N, 103°09'E, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: KIZ 7803001. Paratypes: KIZ 7803003-08 [KIZ 1978000983] (7). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:352 [ref. 32939]. Genus spelling of original genus is Nemacheilus. •Valid as Nemacheilus gejiuensis Chu & Chen 1979 -- (Yue & Chen 1998:198 [ref. 26415]). •Valid as Schistura gejiuensis (Chu & Chen 1979) -- (Zhu 1989:57 [ref. 17744]). •Valid as Triplophysa gejiuensis (Chu & Chen 1979) -- (Chen et al. 1992:19 [ref. 20028], Zhou & Cui 1993:83 [ref. 20830], Zhu 1995:120 [ref. 25213], Zhou & Cui 1997:178 [ref. 23279], Romero & Paulson 2001:22 [ref. 26040], Kottelat 2004:190 [ref. 27801], Chen & Yang 2005:604 [ref. 28119], Proudlove 2006:90 [ref. 28992], Li et al. 2008:676 [ref. 29925], Chen et al. 2009:90 [ref. 30169], Zheng 2009:225 [ref. 30217], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096] as geijuensis, Zhao et al. 2011:1553 [ref. 31493], Yang et al. 2011:569 [ref. 31447], Yang et al. 2012:170 [ref. 31483], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:645 [ref. 32193], Wu et al. 2012:878 [ref. 32311], Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891], Yang in Lan et al. 2013:256, 257 [ref. 32910], Kottelat 2013:214 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:137 [ref. 34477], Yang et al. 2016:299 [ref. 34677], Li et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 35021], Liu et al. 2017:844 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35551], Wu et al. 2018:74 [ref. 35850], Wu et al. 2018:93 [ref. 35971], Huang et al. 2019:334 [ref. 36689], Chen et al. 2021:190 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa gejiuensis (Chu & Chen 1979). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Nanpan River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

gerzeensis, Triplophysa Cao [W.-X.] & Zhu [S.-Q.] 1988:202 (English p. 204), Figs. 4-5 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 17647] Stream (Chaco Lake drainage) near Gerze County, China, 32°N, 84°E, elevation 4370 meters. Holotype: IHASW 76IV0200. Paratypes: IHASW 76IV166-190 (25), 76IV201-203 (3). •Synonym of Triplophysa microps (Steindachner 1866) -- (Wu & Wu 1992:196 [ref. 21205] as genzeensis). •Valid as Triplophysa gerzeensis Cao & Zhu 1988 -- (Zhu 1989:123 [ref. 17744], Zhang et al. 1995:67 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:119 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:138 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa gerzeensis Cao & Zhu 1988. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

gracilis, Nemacheilus Day [F.] 1877:798 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876 (pt 4) (art. 2) (for 5 Dec. 1876); ref. 14207] Basgo, on headwaters of the Indus River, Pakistan. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: BMNH 1889.2.1.1726 (1), NMW 48413 (1), ZSI 1469 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762]. •Synonym of Triplophysa microps (Steindachner 1866) -- (Zhu 1989:121 [ref. 17744] as glacilis, Wu & Wu 1992:196 [ref. 21205] as glacilis). •See Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990]. •Valid as Triplophysa gracilis (Day 1877) -- (Menon 1987:202 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:510 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:189 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367], Usharamalakshmi et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36315]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa gracilis (Day 1877). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Pakistan and Kashmir, India. Habitat: freshwater.

grahami, Nemachilus Regan [C. T.] 1906:333 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 99) (art. 43); ref. 15706] Yunnan Fu, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1905.10.28.16-17 (2). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa grahami (Regan 1906) -- (Zhu 1989:127 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:194 [ref. 21205], Yang & Chen 1995:28 [ref. 23555], Zhu 1995:119 [ref. 25213], Zhou & Cui 1997:178 [ref. 23279], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:82 [ref. 23556], Tang et al. 2001:14 [ref. 25373], Kottelat 2013:214 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:138 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:385 [ref. 36699]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa grahami (Regan 1906). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

griffithii, Nemachilus Günther [A.] 1868:360 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Correct: Arghandab, near Kandahr, Afghanistan. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.3.19.93-94 (2). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Nemacheilus griffithii Günther 1868 -- (Coad 1981:14 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus griffithi, Coad 1995:21, 22 [ref. 23608] as Noemacheilus griffithi). •Valid as Triplophysa griffithii (Günther 1868) -- (Menon 1987:204 [ref. 14149] as griffithi, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:511 [ref. 20764] as griffithi, Nalbant & Bianco 1998:116 [ref. 23810] as griffithi, Prokofiev 2001:195 [ref. 26613] as griffithi, Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367], Çiçek et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa griffithii (Günther 1868). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Arghandab River (Afghanistan and Pakistan). Habitat: freshwater.

guizhouensis, Triplophysa Wu [W.-J.], He [A.-Y.], Yang [J.-X.] & Du [L.-N.] 2018:90, Figs. 1-4 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 93 (no. 1); ref. 35971] Small river in Baijin Village, Baijin County, Huishui City, Guizhou Province, China, 26°59'32"N, 106°48'25"E. Holotype: KIZ 2017000346. Paratypes: KIZ. •Valid as Triplophysa guizhouensis Wu, He, Yang & Du 2018 -- (Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191], Liu et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39962], Luo et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40607]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa guizhouensis Wu, He, Yang & Du 2018. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Mengjiang River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guizhou Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

gundriseri, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2002:S47 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 42 (suppl. 1); ref. 27462] Tes-Khem River, 25 kilometers northwest of Erzin (Tuva Reublic, Russia), 50°27"N, 95°01'E. Neotype: ZISP 52053. Replacement name for Nemacheilus dorsalis humilis Gundriser 1962, preoccupied. Neotype designated for humilis Gundriser by Prokofiev 2002:S49 [ref. 27462]. •Valid as Triplophysa gundriseri Prokofiev 2002 -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:116 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:55 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:29 [ref. 28933], Prokofiev 2006:256 [ref. 29061] with subspecies, Prokofiev 2010:907 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2016:203 [ref. 34459], Dyldin et al. 2023:[9] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa gundriseri Prokofiev 2002. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: northwestern Mongolia; Ubsu Nur Lake basin (Russia). Habitat: freshwater.

hazaraensis, Noemacheilus griffithi Omer [T.] & Mirza [M. R.] 1975:203, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2) [Biologia (Lahore) v. 21 (no. 2); ref. 7454] Ilyasi Masjid springs, Hazara District, Pakistan. Holotype: GCM F 12. Paratypes: (7) ZMA 115953 (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:31 [ref. 19236]. Genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa hazaraensis (Omer & Mirza 1975) -- (Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2003:16 [ref. 27265]). •Synonym of Triplophysa griffithii (Günther 1868) -- (Menon 1987:204 [ref. 14149] as griffithi, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:511 [ref. 20764] as griffithi, Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa griffithii (Günther 1868). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Pakistan (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.

herzensteini, Diplophysa labiata Berg [L. S.] 1909:10 [Ezhegodnik, Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk v. 14; ref. 14362] Charyn [Tscharyn] River, tributary of the Ili River, Kazakhstan. Lectotype: ZIN 14530. Paralectotypes: ZIN 14530 (9). Lectotype selected by Prokofiev 2004:191 [ref. 27939]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus labiatus (Kessler 1874) -- (Berg 1949:858 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Valid as Labiatophysa hersensteini (Berg 1909) -- (Kottelat 2012:87 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Triplophysa herzensteini (Berg 1909) -- (Prokofiev 2004:191 [ref. 27939], Prokofiev 2006:Engl. 580 [ref. 28811], Prokofiev 2006:255 [ref. 29061], Cao & Zhang 2008:40 [ref. 29966]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa herzensteini (Berg 1909). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Tscharyn River, Kazakhstan. Habitat: freshwater.

hexiensis, Nemachilus dorsonotatus Zhao [T.-Q.] & Wang [X.-T.] 1988:113 [English p. 119], Fig. 2 [Journal of Lanzhou University Natural Science v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 17739] Ruoshui River and Shiyang River, China. Syntypes: (28, 27 listed) Dept. Biol., Lanzhou Univ. 77-0940? (1), 0946 (1), 0953 (1), 0955 (1), 80-0344 (1), 0357 (1), 0362 (1), 0373 (1), 0375 (1), 0383 (1), 0386 (1), 0390 (1), 0394 (1), 0406 (1), 0420 (1), 0435 (1), 0461 (1), 0468 (1), 0563 (1), 0803 (1), 1192-95 (4), 1197-98 (2), 1135 (1). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa stoliczkae (Steindachner 1866) subspecies retropinnis (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061]). •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990] as stoliczkae). •Possible synonym of Triplophysa rossoperegrinatorum Prokofiev 2001 -- (Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096]). •Valid as Triplophysa hexiensis (Zhao & Wang 1988) -- (Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613] as texiensis, Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa hexiensis (Zhao & Wang 1988). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Ruoshui River and Shiyang River drainages, northern China. Habitat: freshwater.

heyangensis, Triplophysa Zhu [S.-Q.] 1992:244 [247], Figs. 7-10 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 17 (no. 2); ref. 21064] A stream of the Huanghe River near Hanshutaucun Village, 35°11'N, 110°05'E, Heyangxian County, Shaanxi Province, China. Holotype: NIGLAS 820027. Paratypes: NIGLIS 820028-31 (4). English description on p. 247. •Valid as Triplophysa heyangensis Zhu 1992 -- (Zhu 1995:114 [ref. 25213], Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:138 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa heyangensis Zhu 1992. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

hialmari, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2001:198, Figs. 7-12 [Zoosystematica Rossica v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 26613] Ba-tshu [Ba Qu?] River, tributary of Blue River [= Chang Jiang] (near Yushu), Qinghai, northwestern China (ca. 33°N, 92°E). Holotype: ZIN 26245. Paratypes: ZIN 26245a (1). •Valid as Triplophysa hialmari Prokofiev 2001 -- (Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665]). •Synonym of Triplophysa stenura (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Guo 2021:599 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa hialmari Prokofiev 2001. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

hsutschouensis, Nemacheilus Rendahl [H.] 1933:41 [Arkiv för Zoologi v. 25 A (pt. 2) (no. 11); ref. 3704] Hsutschou, Etsin Gol [Kansu], trib of Ruo Shui River, China. Syntypes: NRM 10206 (1), 12339 (7). •Synonym of Triplophysa robusta (Kessler 1876) -- (Wu & Wu 1992:190 [ref. 21205]). •Valid as Triplophysa hsutschouensis (Rendahl 1933) -- (Zhu 1989:104 [ref. 17744], Zhu 1995:117 [ref. 25213], Chen et al. 2004:507 [ref. 28065], Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367], Li et al. 2015:423 [ref. 33642], Zhang et al. 2016:138 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa hsutschouensis (Rendahl 1933). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Shiyang, Hei and Shule River drainages, upper Yellow River system, Hexi Corridor, Gansu, China. Habitat: freshwater.

huanglongensis, Triplophysa Gao [?] in Anonymous 1992:83, Fig. 3-87 [Fish fauna of Shaanxi; ref. 32436] Shaanxi, Huang Long County, Baima village, upper reaches of Ju He, China. Holotype: Fisheries Institute of Shaanx Province. •Valid as Triplophysa huanglongensis Gao 1992 -- (Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa huanglongensis Gao 1992. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

huapingensis, Triplophysa Zheng [L.-P.], Yang [J.-X.] & Chen [X.-Y.] 2012:832, Figs. 1-2 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 80 (no. 4); ref. 31820] Hongshuihe River drainage, Huaping town, Leye County, Guangxi, China. Holotype: KIZ 2008007607. Paratypes: KIZ 2008007606 (1), 2008007608-7610 (3). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:352 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Triplophysa huapingensis Zheng, Yang & Chen 2012 -- (Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367], Lan et al. 2013:117 [ref. 32910], Zhang et al. 2016:138 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 35021], Liu et al. 2017:843 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35551], Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Chen & Peng 2019:381 [ref. 36537], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa huapingensis Zheng, Yang & Chen 2012. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Hongshuihe River drainage, Upper Pearl River basin, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater.

huidongensis, Triplophysa Xiong [?] & Guo [Y.-S.] in Guo 2021:638 [942-943], Figs. 175.1-16 [Colored atlas of fishes of Sichuan; ref. 38618] Shenyu River, Huidong County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan, China, 26°39'32.22"N, 102°35'31.44"E, elevation 1,683 meters. Holotype: CGYS 201205001. Paratypes: CGYS (20). •Valid as Triplophysa huidongensis Xiong & Guo 2021. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa huidongensis Xiong & Guo 2021. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Shenyu River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, Sichuan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

humilis, Nemacheilus dorsalis Gundriser [A. N.] 1962:253, Fig. 4 [Ucenye Zapiski, Tomskij Ordena Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni Gosudarstvennyj Universitet Imeni V. V. Kujbyseva. [Ученые Записки, Томский Государственный Университет имени В. В. Куйьышева ] No. 44; ref. 27463] Tes-Khem River, 25 kilometers northwest of Erzin (Tuva Republic, Russia), 50°27"N, 95°01'E. Neotype: ZISP 52053. Neotype designated by Prokofiev 2002:S49 [ref. 27462]. Preoccupied, replaced by Nemacheilus gundriseri Prokofiev 2002. •In the synonymy of Triplophysa gundriseri Prokofiev 2002 -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:116 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:55 [ref. 28831], Prokofiev 2006:256 [ref. 29061], Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa gundriseri Prokofiev 2002. Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

hutchinsoni, Nemachilus Hora [S. L.] 1936:314, Pl. 12 (figs. 1-2); Figs. 6-7 [Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences v. 10 (art. 17); ref. 10431] West of Mugleb; pond between Durbuk and Tangtse; Tsar Tso; Pool isolated from river at Lukung, Kashmir, India. Syntypes: ZSI F 12201/1 (1), F 12202/1 (3), F 12203/1 (1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:122 [ref. 20743]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. See Das 2003:364 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Noemacheilus hutchinsoni Hora 1936 -- (Tilak 1990:144 [ref. 23720]). •Synonym of Triplophysa stewarti (Hora 1922) -- (Zhu 1989:98 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:168 [ref. 21205]). •Synonym of Triplophysa yasinensis (Alcock 1898) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:515 [ref. 20764], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990]). •See Prokofiev 2010:896 [ref. 31096]. •Synonym of Indotriplophysa yasinensis (Alcock 1898) -- (Kottelat 2012:86 [ref. 32367] with question). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa yasinensis (Alcock 1898). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

hutjertjuensis, Nemacheilus (Triplophysa) Rendahl [H.] 1933:28 [Arkiv för Zoologi v. 25 A (pt. 2) (no. 11); ref. 3704] Hutjertju Gol, Mongolia. Syntypes: (12) NRM 10202 (orig. 12, now 10), MNHN 1933-0118 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:98-99 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Noemacheilus hutjertjuensis (Rendahl 1933) -- (Tilak 1990:144 [ref. 23720] as hutjertjuonsis). •Synonym of Triplophysa orientalis (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Prokofiev 2016:206 [ref. 34459] but a valid subspecies as described, Wang et al. 2024:11 [ref. 40861]). •Valid as Triplophysa hutjertjuensis (Rendahl 1933) -- (Zhu 1989:81 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:171 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:114 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2002:S47 [ref. 27462], Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:138 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa hutjertjuensis (Rendahl 1933). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Inner Mongolia and China. Habitat: freshwater.

hwanghoensis, Triplophysa orientalis Prokofiev [A. M.] 2016:205, Figs. 1h-j [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 56 (no. 2); ref. 34459] Fl. Chwan-che, upper reaches of the Huang He (Hwang-ho) River, Gomi Province, China. Holotype: ZIN 7232. Paratypes: ZIN. Plus additional non-type material. •Synonym of Triplophysa orientalis (Herzenstein 1888), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Wang et al. 2024:11 [ref. 40861]). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:142 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa orientalis (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Huang He (Hwang-ho) River drainage, China [this subspecies]. Habitat: freshwater.

incipiens, Nemachilus bombifrons Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:73 [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Dol and Sampula, Karienses Mts., China. Lectotype: ZIN 7365/1. Paralectotypes: ZIN 7362 (5), 7365 (now 5). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. Lectotype selected by Prokofiev 2002:470 [ref. 26268]. •Valid as Triplophysa incipiens (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Prokofiev 2002:470 [ref. 26268], Prokofiev 2006:255 [ref. 29061], Li et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29309], Prokofiev 2010:896 [ref. 31096]). •Valid as Tarimichthys incipiens (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Kottelat 2012:121 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa incipiens (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Northern slopes of Karakurum Mountains, China. Habitat: freshwater.

intermedia, Diplophysa Kessler [K. F.] 1876:28, Pl. 3 (fig. 3) [v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 2595] Hu-lun [Dalai-Nor] Lake, China, elevation 4200 feet. Holotype (unique): ZIN 2476. •Synonym of Barbatula barbatula, subspecies nuda (Bleeker 1865) -- (Zhu 1989:29 [ref. 17744]). •Valid as Triplophysa intermedia (Kessler 1876) -- (Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa intermedia (Kessler 1876). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

jianchuanensis, Triplophysa Zheng [L.-P.], Du [L.-N.], Chen [X.-Y.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2010:29, Fig. 1 [Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 89 (no. 1); ref. 30841] Jiangkou spring, Lancangjiang River basin, Jianchuan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, 26°31'22.6"N, 99°57'30.4"E. Holotype: KIZ 2008004424. Paratypes: KIZ 2008004415-23 (9). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:352 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Triplophysa jianchuanensis Zheng, Du, Chen & Yang 2010 -- (Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:213 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:138 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa jianchuanensis Zheng, Du, Chen & Yang 2010. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Lancangjiang [Mekong] River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

jinchuanensis, Triplophysa Tan [?] & Guo [Y.-S.] in Guo 2021:643 [944-945], Figs. 176.1-15 [Colored atlas of fishes of Sichuan; ref. 38618] Tributary of Dajin River, near Sawajiao Village, Jinchuan County, Sichuan, China, 31°36'52.78"N, 101°59'08.45"E, elevation 2,600 meters. Holotype: CGYS 201206001. Paratypes: CGYS (19). •Valid as Triplophysa jinchuanensis Tan & Guo 2021. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa jinchuanensis Tan & Guo 2021. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Dajin River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, Sichuan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

kafirnigani, Nemachilus dorsalis Turdakov [F. A.] 1948:58 [Trudy Kirgizskogo Pedagogicheskogo Instituta v. 1 (no. 1) for 1946; ref. 21173] Kafirnigan River, tributary Of Amu-Daya River, near Stalinabad [Dyushanbe], Tadzhikistan. Syntypes: ZMMU P-3647 (1), P-3651 (3). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:27-28 [ref. 25714]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa kafirnigani (Turdakov 1948) -- (Prokofiev 2006:256 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2010:908 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367], Sheraliev 2022:14 [ref. 40636]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa kafirnigani (Turdakov 1948). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: tributaries of the Syr-Darya River (Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan). Habitat: freshwater.

kashmirensis, Nemachilus Hora [S. L.] 1922:76 [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 24 (pt 1) (art. 3); ref. 15348] Verinag, Kukarnag and a small stream flowing from the Kashmir waterworks reservoir to the trout farm at Harwan, India. Syntypes: ZSI F10122/1 (1) Harwan, Kashmir; ZSI F10121/1 (9) Kulkarnag Spring, Kashmir. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:123 [ref. 20743], Menon 1987:219 [ref. 14149]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. See Das 2003:364 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Triplophysa yasinensis (Alcock 1898) -- (Menon 1987:217 [ref. 14149], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:515 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:192 [ref. 24904], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990]). •See Prokofiev 2010:896 [ref. 31096]. •Valid as Triplophysa kashmirensis (Hora 1922) -- (Kullander et al. 1999:143 [ref. 23689], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2003:16 [ref. 27265], Bashir et al. 2016:479 [ref. 34447], Usharamalakshmi et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36315]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa kashmirensis (Hora 1922). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Pakistan and Kashmir. Habitat: freshwater.

kaznakowi, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2004:195, Figs. 54-75 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 83 (no. 2); ref. 27939] "Tuguryuk River valley" (= Nom-Gol River flowing down from the extreme eastern escarps of Tien-Shan Mountains and disappearing in the sands of the Nomin-Gobi Desert, about 42°N, 96°E, Xinijang [sic]-Uighur Autonomous Region, China). Holotype: ZIN 12485. Paratypes: ZIN 12485 (7, 1 c&s). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Triplophysa kaznakowi Prokofiev 2004 -- (Prokofiev 2006:Engl. 580 [ref. 28811], Prokofiev 2006:255 [ref. 29061], Cao & Zhang 2008:40 [ref. 29966], Prokofiev 2010:907 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:87 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa kaznakowi Prokofiev 2004. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Tuguryuk River valley, Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Habitat: freshwater.

kokshaalensis, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2010:896 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 50 (no. 10); ref. 31096] Appeared as nomen nudum, mentioned prematurely; publication to follow. •Not available, no description; awaiting publication in an available way. •Listed as a Nomen nudum -- (Kottelat 2012:85 [ref. 32367]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa kokshaalensis Prokofiev 2017. Nemacheilidae.

kokshaalensis, Triplophysa (Indotriplophysa) Prokofiev [A. M.] 2017:175, Fig. 37 [ ref. 35630] Taushkan-Darya, Sinkiang, China. Holotype (unique): ZIN 9458. •Valid as Triplophysa (Indotriplophysa) kokshaalensis Prokofiev 2017. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa kokshaalensis Prokofiev 2017. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Taushkan-Darya, Sinkiang, west China. Habitat: freshwater.

kullmanni, Triplophysa Bănărescu [P. M.], Nalbant [T. T.] & Ladiges [W.] 1975:40, Fig. [Zeitschrift des Kölner Zoos v. 18 (no. 2); ref. 7408] Ab-e-Nawar spring, source of a salt lake, which dries up in the summer, central Afghanistan, elevation 3100 meters. Holotype: ZMH H4778. Paratypes: ZMH H4779 and 4780 (4). . Also appeared as new in Banarescu & Nalbant 1975:246 [ref. 22920] published in Nov., ref. 7408 published before Nov. •Valid as Nemacheilus kullmanni (Bănărescu, Nalbant & Ladiges 1975) -- (Coad 1981:14 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus). •Valid as Triplophysa kullmanni Bănărescu, Nalbant & Ladiges 1975 -- (Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367], Çiçek et al. 2023:16 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa kullmanni Bănărescu, Nalbant & Ladiges 1975. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Afghanistan endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

kungessana, Diplophysa Kessler [K. F.] 1879:286 [Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg v. 25; ref. 2598] Kungès River, Ili basin, Kazakhstan, elevation 4000 feet. Holotype (unique): ZIN 4176. Also in Kessler 1879:238 [ref. 14266]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus dorsalis (Kessler 1872) -- (Berg 1949:858 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Synonym of Triplophysa dorsalis (Kessler 1872) -- (Zhu 1989:85 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:155 [ref. 21205]). •Valid as Triplophysa kungessana (Kessler 1879) -- (Prokofiev 2006:256 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2010:907 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2016:203 [ref. 34459]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa kungessana (Kessler 1879). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Ili River basin, Kazakhstan. Habitat: freshwater.

labiata, Diplophysa Kessler [K. F.] 1874:59, Pl. 8 (fig. 40) [Izvestiia Imperatorskago Obschchestva Liubitelei Estestvozaniia, Antropologii i Etnografii v. 11; ref. 2596] Urdjar River, tributary to Lake Alakul, Kyrguzstan. Syntypes: ZIN 2321 (4). •Valid as Nemacheilus labiatus (Kessler 1874) -- (Berg 1949:857 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Valid as Noemacheilus labiatus (Kessler 1874) -- (Mitrofanov & Dukravec 1989:49 [ref. 37748]). •Valid as Barbatula labiata (Kessler 1874) -- (Zhu 1989:28 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:138 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:108 [ref. 25213]). •Valid as Triplophysa labiata (Kessler 1874) -- (Prokofiev 2004:185 [ref. 27939], Prokofiev 2006:255 [ref. 29061], Cao & Zhang 2008:40 [ref. 29966], Prokofiev 2010:907 [ref. 31096], Zhang et al. 2016:139 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa labiata (Kessler 1874). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: North Asia and East Asia: China and Kazakhstan, introduced in Uzbekistan. Habitat: freshwater.

lacusnigri, Nemachilus stoliczkai var. Berg [L. S.] 1928:25, Pl. 1 [Pamirskaia eksoeditsiia 1928 g.: trudy eksoeditsii v. 8; ref. 16472] Karakul Lake and tributary, Pamir Plateau, Tajikistan. Syntypes: (6 + juveniles) ZIN 26367-69 (6+, 6+, 6+). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. Originally as lacus-nigri. •Synonym of Nemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Berg 1949:864 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Valid as Triplophysa lacusnigri (Berg 1928) -- (Prokofiev 2001:198 [ref. 26613], Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367], Vasil'eva & Nazarov 2023:4 [ref. 40385]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa lacusnigri (Berg 1928). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Pamir Plateau (Tajikistan) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

lacustris, Triplophysa Yang [J.-X.] & Chu [X.-L.] 1990:380 [383], Fig. 3 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 15 (no. 3); ref. 16188] Lake Xinyun [Xingyunha], 24°20'N, 102°45'E, Nanpan River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: KIZ 0.1399. Paratypes: KIZ 0.01394-96 (3), 0.01400-01 (2), 0.01404 (1), 0.01411-13 (3). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:352 [ref. 32939] as 01394 without a holotype. English description on p. 383. •Valid as Triplophysa lacustris Yang & Chu 1990 -- (Lan et al. 1995:370 [ref. 23184], Yang & Chen 1995:29 [ref. 23555], Zhu 1995:119 [ref. 25213], Chen et al. 2009:90 [ref. 30169], Zheng 2009:225 [ref. 30217], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:139 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa lacustris Yang & Chu 1990. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Lake Xinyun, upper Pearl River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

ladacensis, Nemachilus Günther [A.] 1868:356 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Ladakh, India. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1860.3.19.789. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa ladacensis (Günther 1868) -- (Menon 1987:206 [ref. 14149], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:512 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:190 [ref. 24904], Li et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29309]). •Synonym of Indotriplophysa tenuicauda (Steindachner 1866) -- (Kottelat 2012:85 [ref. 32367] with question). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa tenuicauda (Steindachner 1866). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: India and Tibet (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.

langpingensis, Triplophysa Yang [J.] in Lan, Gan, Wu & Juan 2013:(131) 256, Figs. 101-102 [Science Press, Beijing; ref. 32910] Langping Town, Tianlin County, Guangxi, China, 24.6°N. 106.3°E, elevation 830 meters. Holotype: CLJH 12120309. Paratypes: CLJH 10120601, 2011090398, 201110402, 201110403, 201110404, 12120310 (1 spec. ea.). •Valid as Triplophysa langpingensis Yang 2013 -- (Zhang et al. 2016:139 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 35021], Liu et al. 2017:843 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35551], Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Wu et al. 2018:93 [ref. 35971], Chen & Peng 2019:382 [ref. 36537], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa langpingensis Yang 2013. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Pearl River basin, Tianlin County, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater.

laterimaculata, Triplophysa Li [J.-L.], Liu [N.-F.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2007:48, Fig. 2 [Zootaxa No. 1605; ref. 29309] Kezile River, tributary of Tarim River, about 39°N, 76°E, Huangdi Town, Shufu County, Kashigar City, Xinjiang, northwestern China, elevation 1441 meters. Holotype: KIZ 200408220489. Paratypes: KIZ 200408220470, 0488, 0493, 0496, 0991-0994 (1 ea., 8 specimens). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:352 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Triplophysa laterimaculata Li, Liu & Yang 2007 -- (Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:139 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa laterimaculata Li, Liu & Yang 2007. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Kezile River, tributary of Tarim River, northwestern China. Habitat: freshwater.

laticeps, Triplophysa Zhou [W.] & Cui [G.-H.] 1997:179, Figs. 2-4 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 8 (no. 2); ref. 23279] Luzhijiang, a tributary of the Yuanjiang River basin, near Lufeng City, 25°15'N, 102°03'E, Yunnan Province, China, elevation 1600 meters. Holotype: KIZ 914077. Paratypes: KIZ 914068 (1), 914071-072 (2), 914075-076 (2), 914078 (1), 914083 (1), 914085 (1), 914088-092 (5), 914094-097 (4), 914099 (1), 914101 (1), 914103-104 (2). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:352 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Triplophysa laticeps Zhou & Cui 1997 -- (Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:214 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:139 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa laticeps Zhou & Cui 1997. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

leptosoma, Nemachilus stoliczkae Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:23, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Schuga [Shule] River, China. Holotype (unique): ZIN 7261. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. The name stoliczkae is a misspelling of stoliczkai [originally stolickai Steindachner 1866 but incorrectly amended for letter "c" with diacritical mark]. •Valid as Indotriplophysa leptosoma (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Kottelat 2012:86 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Triplophysa leptosoma (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:110 [ref. 17744], Ding 1994:84 [ref. 21531], Zhang et al. 1995:60 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:117 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:79 [ref. 23556], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Prokofiev 2007:18? [Engl. 14] [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061], Zheng et al. 2010:[8] [ref. 30841], Prokofiev 2010:896 [ref. 31096], He et al. 2012:278 [ref. 32339], Li et al. 2015:423 [ref. 33642] as leptosome and leptosoma, Yan et al. 2015:304 [ref. 33966], Zhang et al. 2016:139 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Zhang et al. 2019:386 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:568 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa leptosoma (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Shule River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, Qinghai and Gansu, China. Habitat: freshwater.

lewangensis, Triplophysa Yan [Y.-L.] 2017 Cave, Lewang Town, Wangmo County, Guizhou Province, China. Name used in an unavailable Ph. D. dissertation. Current status: Unknown. Nemacheilidae.

lhasae, Nemachilus Regan [C. T.] 1905:301 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 15 (no. 87) (art. 34); ref. 15380] Lhasa, Tibet. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1905.2.8.16. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Nemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Berg 1949:862 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Valid as Triplophysa lhasae (Regan 1905) -- (Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613]). •Synonym of Triplophysa stenura (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:117 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:238 [ref. 21205], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:81 [ref. 23556], Prokofiev 2006:258 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990] as lhasse, Prokofiev 2009:699 [ref. 39772], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:131 [ref. 32367] with question). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa stenura (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

lixianensis, Triplophysa He [C.-L.], Song [Z.-B.] & Zhang [E] 2008:42, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa No. 1739; ref. 29558] Zagunao River, a tributary on the western bank of the Min Jiang of the upper Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] drainage, at Jiujiapeng village, 31°33'N, 102°52'E, Lixian County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, elevation 2450 meters. Holotype: SCUM 200707177008. Paratypes: IHASW 20070717009 (1), 20060715001-4 (4); SCUM 20070717001-02 (2), 20070717003 (1), 20070717004-07 (4). •Valid as Triplophysa lixianensis He, Song & Zhang 2008 -- (Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:139 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665]). •Synonym of Triplophysa stenura (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Guo 2021:599 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa lixianensis He, Song & Zhang 2008. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

longchiensis, Triplophysa Xu [T.-Q.] & Wang [K.-F.] 2009 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 34 (no. 2); ref. 30911] See account of Triplophysa bashanensis Xu & Wang 2009. Appeared as Triplophysa longchiensis in the abstract and as bashanensis in the text; apparently left in the abstract by mistake -- a lapsus; not available. •In the synonymy of Triplophysa bashanensis Xu & Wang 2009 -- (Kottelat 2012:123 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:136 [ref. 34477]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa bashanensis Xu & Wang 2009. Nemacheilidae.

longianalis, Nemachilus Ren [M.] & Wu [Y.] 1982:82 (English p. 86), Fig. 2 [Acta Zoologica Sinica v. 28 (no. 1); ref. 8426] Nam Cuo Lake, northeastern Tibet, China. Holotype: Heilongjiang Fish. Res. Inst, Harbin 80-1669. Paratypes: (19) NPIB and Heil. Fish. Res. Inst, Harbin 80-1588 to 1592 (5), 80-1594 (1), 80-1597 (1), 80-1599 (1), 80-1602 (1), 80-1668 to 1571 (4), 80-1687 to 1689 (3), 80-1693 (1), 80-7651 (1). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Triplophysa stewarti (Hora 1922) -- (Zhu 1989:98 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:168 [ref. 21205], Kottelat 2012:131 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa stewarti (Hora 1922). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

longianguis, Triplophysa Wu [Y.-F.] & Wu [C.-Z.] 1984:327 [329], Figs. 1-5 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 8195] Lake Sumn Cuo, Jigzhi County, Qinghai Province, China. Holotype: NPIB 8370294. Paratypes: NPIB uncat. (3). English description on p. 329. •Valid as Triplophysa longianguis Wu & Wu 1984 -- (Zhu 1989:111 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:228 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:118 [ref. 25213], Kottelat 2012:127 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:139 [ref. 34477], Guo 2021:618 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa longianguis Wu & Wu 1984. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

longibarbus, Nemachilus yarkandensis Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:78, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Niaji Oasis, Dol and Sampula, upper Tarim River, China. Syntypes: ZIN 7298 (4, lost), 7361 (3), 7375 (1). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Triplophysa yarkandensis (Day 1877) -- (Wu & Wu 1992:257 [ref. 21205]). •Synonym of Hedinichthys yarkandensis (Day 1877) -- (Prokofiev 2010:896 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:83 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa yarkandensis (Day 1877). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

longipectoralis, Triplophysa Zheng [L.-P.], Du [L.-N.], Chen [X.-Y.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2009:[1], Figs. 1-2 [Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 85 (no. 3); ref. 30217] Cave in Xunle town, Liujiang River basin, Huanjiang County, Hechi City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomos Region, China. Holotype: KIZ 2001004573. Paratypes: (5) ASIZB [now NZMC] 177636 [ex 2001004577] (1) out of KIZ 2001004574-76 (3), 2001004578-79 (2), but 177636 may not be a paratype. Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:352 [ref. 32939], Ye et al. 2015:69 [ref. 33808]. In an electronic publication. •Valid as Triplophysa longipectoralis Zheng, Du, Chen & Yang 2009 -- (Zhao et al. 2011:1553 [ref. 31493], Yang et al. 2012:170 [ref. 31483], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Ren et al. 2012:191 [ref. 32330], Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367], Lan et al. 2013:111 [ref. 32910], Ye et al. 2015:69 [ref. 33808], Zhang et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 35021], Liu et al. 2017:843 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35551], Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa longipectoralis Zheng, Du, Chen & Yang 2009. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Liujiang River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Guangxi Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

longliensis, Triplophysa Ren [Q.], Yang [J.-X.] & Chen [X.-Y.] 2012:188, Fig. 1-2 [Zootaxa No. 3586; ref. 32330] Yudonghe River (26°14′53.87″N, 106°52′59.51″E), a tributary of Hongshuihe River (upper reach of Pearl River), at Baisheng Village, Longli County, Guizhou Province, China. Holotype: KIZ 2010002988. Paratypes: KIZ 2010002987 and 2010002989 (2), 20100084-87 (4). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:352 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Triplophysa longliensis Ren, Yang & Chen 2012 -- (Zhang et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2018:62 [ref. 36072], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971], Chen et al. 2021:188 [ref. 38191], Luo et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40607]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa longliensis Ren, Yang & Chen 2012. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Hongshui River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guizhou Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

luochengensis, Triplophysa Li [J.], Lan [J.-H.], Chen [X. Y.] & Du [L.-N.] 2017:2, Figs. 1-3 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 91 (no. 4); ref. 35551] Jicheng Village, Luocheng County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, 24°47'55.65"N, 108°44'40.27"E, elevation 232 meters. Holotype: KIZ 2014005967. Paratypes: KIZ, PRFRI. •Valid as Triplophysa luochengensis Li, Lan, Chen & Du 2017 -- (Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Wu et al. 2018:93 [ref. 35971], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa luochengensis Li, Lan, Chen & Du 2017. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Hongshui River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater.

macrocephala, Triplophysa Yang [Y.], Wu [T.-J.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2012:170, Figs. 1-3 [Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 93 (no. 2); ref. 31483] Renguang village, 25°10'15"N, 107°43'50"E, Lihu Town, Nandan County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Holotype: KIZ 2010003078. Paratypes: GIF 04100629 (1), 04100630 (1), 04100632 (1); KIZ 20010003079 (1), 2010003080 (1), 2010003081 (1). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:353 [ref. 32939]. Appeared first electronically in 2011, dates to 2012. •Valid as Triplophysa macrocephala Yang, Wu & Yang 2012 -- (Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820] dated 2012, Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193] with authorship Yang & Wu, Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367], Lan et al. 2013:121 [ref. 32910], Yang in Lan et al. 2013:256 [ref. 32910], Zhang et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 35021], Liu et al. 2017:844 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35551], Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa macrocephala Yang, Wu & Yang 2012. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Karst cave in Renguang village, Hongshuihe River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater.

macromaculata, Triplophysa Yang [J.-X.] in Wu 1990:58, Fig. 53 [The fishes of Yunnan; ref. 20984] Yiliang, Yunnan Province, Nanpan River basin, China. Holotype: KIZ 874021. Paratypes: KIZ 874022 (1). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:353 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Triplophysa macromaculata Yang 1990 -- (Lan et al. 1995:369 [ref. 23184], Zhu 1995:117 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2001:195 [ref. 26613], Li et al. 2008:677 [ref. 29925], Chen et al. 2009:86 [ref. 30169], Zheng 2009:[5] [ref. 30217] as macromaculatus, Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa macromaculata Yang 1990. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Nanpan River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

macrophthalma, Triplophysa Zhu [S.-Q.] & Guo [Q.-Z.] 1985:323 [325], Fig. 2 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 10 (no. 3); ref. 6100] Goujie, Nanpanjiang River drainage, 27°30'N, 104°E, Yiliang County, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: NIGLAS 810019. Paratypes: NIGLAS (3). English description on p. 325. •Valid as Triplophysa macrophthalma Zhu & Guo 1985 -- (Zhu 1989:128 [ref. 17744], Yang & Chen 1995:27 [ref. 23555], Zhu 1995:119 [ref. 25213], He et al. 2008:47 [ref. 29558], Chen et al. 2009:90 [ref. 30169], Zheng 2009:[5] [ref. 30217], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Guizhou Province, China, Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa macrophthalma Zhu & Guo 1985. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Nanpan River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

markehenensis, Nemachilus pseudoscleropterus Zhu [S.-Q.] & Wu [Y.-F.] 1981:223 [English p. 224], Fig. 4 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 8523] Marke He (Baiyu, jigzhi Xian), Qinghai Province, China. Holotype: NPIB 71005. Paratypes: NPIB 71001 (1), 71003-04 (1, 1). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa markehenensis (Zhu & Wu 1981) -- (Zhu 1989:91 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:166 [ref. 21205], Ding 1994:76 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:115 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:72 [ref. 23556], Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367], Yan et al. 2015:304 [ref. 33966], Zhang et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Guo 2021:547 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa markehenensis (Zhu & Wu 1981). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

marmorata, Cobitis Heckel [J. J.] 1838:76, Pl. 12 (figs. 1-2) [Fische aus Caschmir; ref. 2063] Kashmir lakes. Syntypes: NMW 48561 (3). •Valid as Triplophysa marmorata (Heckel 1838) -- (Menon 1987:208 [ref. 14149], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:512 [ref. 20764], Kullander et al. 1999:139 [ref. 23689], Menon 1999:190 [ref. 24904], Mirza 2003:16 [ref. 27265], Prokofiev 2010:908 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367], Bashir et al. 2016:479 [ref. 34447], Usharamalakshmi et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36315], Çiçek et al. 2023:16 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa marmorata (Heckel 1838). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Afghanistan and Pakistan endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

microphthalma, Diplophysa Kessler [K. F.] 1879:308 [Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg v. 25; ref. 2598] Cham River/Chami Depression, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Lectotype: ZIN 4208. Paralectotypes (numerous): ZIN 4207 (3, lost), 4208a (6), 4209 (13, 1 c&s). Also appeared in Kessler 1879:269 [ref. 14266]. •Valid as Barbatula microphthalma (Kessler 1879) -- (Zhu 1989:27 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:137 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:108 [ref. 25213]). •Valid as Labiatophysa microphthalma (Kessler 1879) -- (Kottelat 2012:87 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Triplophysa microphthalma (Kessler 1879) -- (Prokofiev 2004:193 [ref. 27939], Prokofiev 2006:255 [ref. 29061], Cao & Zhang 2008:40 [ref. 29966], Prokofiev 2010:907 [ref. 31096], Zhang et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa microphthalma (Kessler 1879). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Oases of the Chami Depression, Xinijang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Habitat: freshwater.

microphysus, Nemacheilus (Deuterophysa) Fang [P.-W.] 1935:753, Fig. 3 [Sinensia v. 6 (no. 6); ref. 17141] Headwaters of Ili River system, northern Zinjiang, China. Holotype: ZMB 10277 (119 mm SL). Paratypes: ZMB 10275 (3), 10277 (5), 22675 (1). Subgenus misspelled in main heading. •Valid as Triplophysa microphysa (Fang 1935) -- (Zhu 1989:92 [ref. 17744], Zhu 1995:115 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2002:S46 [ref. 27462], Prokofiev 2006:255 [ref. 29061], Li et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29309], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa microphysa (Fang 1935). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Headwaters of Ili River system, northern Zinjiang, China. Habitat: freshwater.

microps, Cobitis Steindachner [F.] 1866:794, Pl. 13 (fig. 3) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 16; ref. 18789] Lei [Leh] and Phirse-Bach. Manechan in Rupshu, India, elevation about 16000 feet. Syntypes: (10) NMW 48562 (11?). •Valid as Nemacheilus microps (Steindachner 1866) -- (Tilak 1990:138 [ref. 23720] as Noemacheilus). •Valid as Triplophysa microps (Steindachner 1866) -- (Menon 1987:210 [ref. 14149], Zhu 1989:121 [ref. 17744], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:513 [ref. 20764], Wu & Wu 1992:196 [ref. 21205], Zhang et al. 1995:65 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:119 [ref. 25213], Menon 1999:190 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Mirza 2003:16 [ref. 27265], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2006:256 [ref. 29061], Li et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29309], Zheng et al. 2010:[4] [ref. 30841], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:214 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34477], Wang et al. 2024:21 [ref. 40861]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa microps (Steindachner 1866). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Indus River, Pakistan, Kashmir, India and China. Habitat: freshwater.

minxianensis, Nemachilus Wang [X.-T.] & Zhu [S. Q.] 1979:129, Fig. 1 [Bulletin Langchou University v. 4; ref. 21174] Upper drainage of Tau-He River, Yellow River system, Gansu Province, China. Syntypes: IHASW 771465 (1), 771372 (1). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Triplophysa brachyptera (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096] with question, Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367] with question). •Valid as Barbatula minxianensis (Wang & Zhu 1979) -- (Prokofiev 2015:461 [ref. 34065], Prokofiev 2016:396 [ref. 34693], Prokofiev 2018:273 [ref. 35878]). •Valid as Triplophysa minxianensis (Wang & Zhu 1979) -- (Zhu 1989:73 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:152 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:113 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:63 [ref. 23556], Zhang et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa minxianensis (Wang & Zhu 1979). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Taohe River drainage, upper Yellow River system, Gansu, China. Habitat: freshwater.

mitrofanovi, Triplophysa coniptera Prokofiev [A. M.] 2017:189, Figs. 44-49 [ ref. 35630] Holotype: ZIN 25566. Paratypes: ZIN. •Synonym of Triplophysa coniptera (Turdakov 1954), but a valid subspecies mitrofanovi as described. Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa coniptera (Turdakov 1954). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

moquensis, Triplophysa Ding [R.-H.] 1994:69 [English p. 609], Fig. 35 [The fishes of Sichuan, China; ref. 21531] Xia Man Lake, Sichuan, China. Holotype: MSINR 830833. Paratypes: MSINR 830841-44 (4), 830747-65 (19), 830834-39 (6), 840304-11 (8). •Possibly a synonym of Triplophysa obscura Wang 1987 -- (Prokofiev 2016:203 [ref. 34459]). •Valid as Triplophysa moquensis Ding 1994 -- (Li et al. 2007:51 [ref. 29309], Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34477]). •Synonym of Triplophysa obscura Wang 1987 -- (Guo 2021:520 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Uncertain as Triplophysa moquensis Ding 1994. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

nandanensis, Triplophysa Lan [J.-H.], Yang [J.-X.] & Chen [Y.-R.] 1995:368 [English 371], Fig. 2 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 20 (no. 3); ref. 23184] Outlet of an underground river (25°18'N, 107°24'E), at Ma-yang Village, Liuzhai Town, Nandan County, Guangxi, China, Hongshuihe River basin. Holotype: KIZ 9110011 [200050001334]. Paratypes: KIZ 9110008-10 (3), 9110012-18 (7). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:353 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Triplophysa nandanensis Lan, Yang & Chen 1995 -- (Prokofiev 2001:195 [ref. 26613], Li et al. 2008:676 [ref. 29925], Chen et al. 2009:86 [ref. 30169], Zheng 2009:[5] [ref. 30217], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Zhao et al. 2011:1552 [ref. 31493], Yang et al. 2012:170 [ref. 31483], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193] with authorship as Chen et al., Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891], Lan et al. 2013:108 [ref. 32910], Zhang et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 35021], Liu et al. 2017:844 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35551], Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971], Chen & Peng 2019:383 [ref. 36537], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa nandanensis Lan, Yang & Chen 1995. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Hongshuihe River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater.

nanpanjiangensis, Oreias dabryi Zhu [S.-Q.] & Cao [W.-X.] 1988:98 [100], Figs. 7-8 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 17743] Outlet of subterranean waters near Haijiashao, Zhanyixian [Zhanyi] Nanpanjiang River basin, County, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: NIGLAS 818512. Paratypes: NIGLAS 88180503-04 (2), 821608 (1), 821610 (1). English description on p. 100. See account of genus Oreias for name change to Claea. •Valid as Oreias nanpanjiangensis (Zhu & Cao 1988) -- (Nguyen et al. 2010:50 [ref. 32127]). •Valid as Claea nanpanjiamngensis (Zhu & Cao 1988). •Synonym of Schistura dabryi (Sauvage 1874), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Zhu 1989:56 [ref. 17744], Zhu 1995:111 [ref. 25213], Liao, Wang & Luo 1997:5 [ref. 28159]). •Valid as Triplophysa nanpanjiangensis (Zhu & Cao 1988) -- (Chen et al. 1992:19 [ref. 20028], Zhou & Cui 1993:86 [ref. 20830], Lan et al. 1995:369 [ref. 23184], Prokofiev 2001:195 [ref. 26613], Proudlove 2006:105 [ref. 28992], Chen et al. 2009:90 [ref. 30169], Zheng 2009:[5] [ref. 30217], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34477], Yang et al. 2016:299 [ref. 34677] with authors as Cao & Zhu, Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971], Chen et al. 2021:188 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa nanpanjiangensis (Zhu & Cao 1988). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Nanpan River drainage, Pearl River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

nasalis, Diplophysa Kessler [K. F.] 1876:27, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 2595] Dalai-Nor, Lake, Nei Monggol, China, elevation 4200 feet. Holotype (unique): ZIN 2475. •Synonym of Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies nuda (Bleeker 1865) -- (Zhu 1989:29 [ref. 17744]). •Species inquirenda, in Triplophysa or in Barbatula -- (Prokofiev 2004:203 [ref. 27939]). •Valid as Triplophysa nasalis (Kessler 1876) -- (Prokofiev 2010:908 [ref. 31096]). •Species incertae sedis as Labiatophysa nasalis (Kessler 1876) -- (Kottelat 2012:87 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Uncertain as Triplophysa nasalis (Kessler 1876). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Lake Dalai-Nor, China [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

nasobarbatula, Triplophysa Wang [D.-Z.] & Li [D.-J.] 2001:101, fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 26 (no. 1); ref. 25249] Weng'ang town, ca. 25°14'N, 107°54'E, Libo County, Guizhou Province, China. Holotype: ZMC 840207. Paratypes: ZMC 840198-99 (1, 1); ZMC 840201 (1) in Inst. Hydrobiol., Chinese Acad. Sci. •Valid as Triplophysa nasobarbatula Wang & Li 2001 -- (Li et al. 2008:677 [ref. 29925], Chen et al. 2009:90 [ref. 30169], Zheng 2009:[5] [ref. 30217], Zhao et al. 2011:1553 [ref. 31493], Yang et al. 2012:170 [ref. 31483], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Ren et al. 2012:191 [ref. 32330], Kottelat 2012:129 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891], Zhang et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 35021], Liu et al. 2017:843 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35551], Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Li et al. 2018:62 [ref. 36072], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971], Chen & Peng 2019:383 [ref. 36537], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191], Liu et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39962], Luo et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40607]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa nasobarbatula Wang & Li 2001. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Liujiang River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Guizhou Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

naziri, Nemacheilus Ahmad [N. ud-D.] & Mirza [M. R.] 1963:76, Figs. 1-2 [Pakistan Journal of Science v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 3863] Madyan stream near Madyan, Swat State, Pakistan. Syntypes: (orig. 5) ISSB 1234 (1). Type catalog: Menon 1987:206 [ref. 14149]. •Synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Zhu 1989:114 [ref. 17744] as stoliczkae, Wu & Wu 1992:212 [ref. 21205] as stoliczkae). •Valid as Triplophysa naziri (Ahmad & Mirza 1963) -- (Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2003:16 [ref. 27265]). •Synonym of Triplophysa griffithii (Günther 1868) -- (Menon 1987:204 [ref. 14149] as griffithi, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:511 [ref. 20764] as griffithi, Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa griffithii (Günther 1868). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

ninglangensis, Triplophysa Wu [Y.-F.] & Wu [C.-Z.] 1988:19 [24], Fig. 3 [Acta Biologica Plateau Sinica No. 8; ref. 21206] Ninglang River, Ninglang County, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: NPIB 8609464. Paratypes: NPIB 804176-83 (8), 8609461-63 (3), 8609465-74 (10), NPIB uncat. (3). English description on p. 24. •Valid as Triplophysa ninglangensis Wu & Wu 1988 -- (Wu & Wu 1992:230 [ref. 21205], Kottelat 2012:129 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:387 [ref. 36699]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa ninglangensis Wu & Wu 1988. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, Yunnan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

nujiangensa, Triplophysa Chen [X.-Y.], Cui [G.-H.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2004:505, Fig. 1 [Zoological Research v. 25 (no.6); ref. 28065] Main stream of Nu Jiang (Salween) River, Nanjiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: KIZ 20007496. Paratypes:KIZ 20007331, 7335, 7337, 7338, 7342, 7345 (total 6). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:353 [ref. 32939] as najiangensis. •Valid as Triplophysa nujiangensa Chen, Cui & Yang 2004 -- (Kottelat 2012:129 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:214 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34477], Feng et al. 2020:468 [ref. 37576]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa nujiangensa Chen, Cui & Yang 2004. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

obscura, Triplophysa Wang [X.-T.] in Chen, Xu, Fang, Song & Wang 1987:28 [English p. 243], Fig. 15 [Fishes in Qinling Mountain area.; ref. 21175] Upper Bailungjiang, tributary of Jialingjiang, Diebu Xian, Gansu Province, China. Holotype: Inst. Zool., Shaanxi 822710. Paratypes: IHASW 825806 (1). •Valid as Triplophysa obscura Wang 1987 -- (Zhu 1989:86 [ref. 17744], Ding 1994:71 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:115 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:69 [ref. 23556], Li et al. 2007:51 [ref. 29309], Kottelat 2012:129 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2016:203 [ref. 34459], Zhang et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Guo 2021:520 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa obscura Wang 1987. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangzte River basin, Gansu and Sichuan Provinces, China. Habitat: freshwater.

obtusirostra, Triplophysa Wu [Y.-F.] & Wu [C.-Z.] 1988:197 [200], Figs. 1-5 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 17736] Lake at the source of the Kar Qu in the sources of the Huanghe River, 38°48'N, 96°24'E, China. Holotype: NPIB 856031. Paratypes: NPIB 856032 (1), 856082-86 (5). English summary on p. 200. •Valid as Triplophysa obtusirostra Wu & Wu 1988 -- (Zhu 1995:117 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:129 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa obtusirostra Wu & Wu 1988. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

orientalis, Nemachilus kungessanus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:44, Pl. 6 (fig. 2) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Tsaidam [Zaidam], Chuan-Che River, Qinghai Province, China. Syntypes: ZIN 7232 (4), 7271 (6+). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa orientalis (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:84 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:172 [ref. 21205], Ding 1994:67 [ref. 21531], Zhang et al. 1995:50 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:114 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:68 [ref. 23556], Prokofiev 2002:S47 [ref. 27462], Prokofiev 2006:256 [ref. 29061], Li et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29309], Zheng et al. 2010:[4] [ref. 30841], Prokofiev 2010:907 [ref. 31096], He et al. 2012:278 [ref. 32339], Kottelat 2012:129 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:213 [ref. 32989], Li et al.2015:423 [ref. 33642], Yan et al. 2015:304 [ref. 33966], Prokofiev 2016:201 [ref. 34459] and as Nemacheilus orientalis orientalis p. 203, Zhang et al. 2016:142 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Zhang et al. 2019:388 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:512 [ref. 38618], Wang et al. 2024:10 [ref. 40861]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa orientalis (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Yangtze River basin, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China. Habitat: freshwater.

panguri, Nemachilus Hora [S. L.] 1936:318, Pl. 12 (figs. 3-4); Figs. 8-9 [Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences v. 10 (art. 17); ref. 10431] Pangur Tso and Tso Nyak [Upper Indus River], Kashmir, India. Syntypes: ZSI F12204/1 (2). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:123 [ref. 20743]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. See Das 2003:364 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Nemacheilus panguri Hora 1936 -- (Tilak 1990:144 [ref. 23720] as Noemacheilus). •Synonym of Triplophysa stewarti (Hora 1922) -- (Zhu 1989:98 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:168 [ref. 21205], Kottelat 2012:131 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Triplophysa panguri (Hora 1936) -- (Usharamalakshmi et al. 2018:1 [ref. 36315]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa panguri (Hora 1936). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Indus River basin, Kashmir, India. Habitat: freshwater.

panzhouensis, Triplophysa Yu [J.], Luo [T.], Lan [C.-T.], Xiao [N.] & Zhou [J.] in Luo, Mao, Lan, Song, Zhao, Yu, Wang, Xiao, Zhou & Zhou 2023:63, Figs. 10-12 [ZooKeys No. 1185; ref. 40607] Hongguo Town, Panzhou City, Guizhou Province, China, 25.6576°N, 104.4044°E, elevation circa 1852 meters. Holotype: CNGZNU 20230226002. Paratypes: CNGZNU 20230215025 - 215029 (5), 20230216042 - 216044 (3), 20230226001 - 226003 (3), 20230105001 (1). •Valid as Triplophysa panzhouensis Yu, Luo, Lan, Xiao & Zhou 2023. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa panzhouensis Yu, Luo, Lan, Xiao & Zhou 2023. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: vertical cave at Hongguo Town, Panzhou City, Guizhou Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

papillosolabiata, Diplophysa Kessler [K. F.] 1879:299 [Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg v. 25; ref. 2598] Juldus and Balantaigol rivers, Tarim River system, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Syntypes: ZIN 4191-93 (2, 1, 1). Originally as papilloso-labiata. Also appeared as new in Kessler 1879:257 [ref. 14266]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus strauchii (Kessler 1874) -- (Berg 1949:851 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus strauchi). •Synonym of Triplophysa tenuis (Day 1876) -- (Zhu 1989:95 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:184 [ref. 21205]). •Valid as Triplophysa papillosolabiata (Kessler 1879) -- (Prokofiev 2006:256 [ref. 29061], Li et al. 2007:54 [ref. 29309], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:129 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:142 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa papillosolabiata (Kessler 1879). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Shiyang, Hei and Shule River drainages, Tarim-Yarkland River system, Hexi Corridor, Xinjiang, China. Habitat: freshwater.

pappenheimi, Nemacheilus Fang [P.-W.] 1935:761, Figs. 8-9 [Sinensia v. 6 (no. 6); ref. 17141] Si-ning-fu, China. Holotype: ZMB 16462. Paratypes: ZMB 16463 (1), ?AMB 16464 (1). Holotype designated in caption to Fig. 8. •Valid as Triplophysa pappenheimi (Fang 1935) -- (Zhu 1989:101 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:231 [ref. 21205], Ding 1994:85 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:116 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:73 [ref. 23556], Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:129 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:142 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Guo 2021:572 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa pappenheimi (Fang 1935). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

paradoxus, Nemachilus Turdakov [F. A.] 1955:153 [Ucenye Zapiski Biologo Pouvennogo Fakul'teta, Kirgizskij Gosudartvennyj Universitet v. 5; ref. 21483] Karakol River, Talass River basin, Kyrgyzstan. Syntypes: ZMMU P-8797 (1). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:26 [ref. 25714]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. Original description not translated. •Valid as Triplophysa paradoxa (Turdakov 1955) -- (Prokofiev 2006:256 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2010:908 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:129 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa paradoxa (Turdakov 1955). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Talas River basin, Kyrgyzstan. Habitat: freshwater.

parvus, Triplophysa Chen [?], Li [W.-X.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2009:86, Figs. 2, 3A [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 248 (no. 2); ref. 30169] Jialonghe River, 24°57'N, 103°07'E, between Yangzonghai Lake to the Nanpanjiang River, Yiliang County, Yunnan Province, China, elevatione 1770 meters. Holotype: KIZ 75413007. Paratypes: KIZ 75413001 (1), 750413002 (1), 750413004 (1). Plus 6 non-type specimens in KIZ. Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:353 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Triplophysa parvus Chen, Li & Yang 2009 -- (Kottelat 2012:129 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:142 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa parvus Chen, Li & Yang 2009. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Jialonghe River, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

pedaschenkoi, Diplophysa strauchi ulacholica var. Berg [L. S.] 1931:312, Fig. 2 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 96 (nos 11/12); ref. 16258] Apparently not available, infrasubspecific as a variety of a subspecies; from Karasy Bay, Lake Issyk-kul, Kyrgyzstan. Subsequently treated as available -- see Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061]. •In the synonymy of Nemacheilus strauchii (Kessler 1874) -- (Berg 1949:856 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus strauchi). •In the synonymy of Triplophysa strauchii (Kessler 1874) -- (Kottelat 2006:89 [ref. 28831], Kottelat 2012:129 [ref. 32367]). •Apparently valid as Triplophysa pedaschenkoi (Berg 1931) -- (Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa strauchii (Kessler 1874). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

plagiognathus, Nemachilus dorsonotatus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:33, Pls. 5 (fig. 5), 7 (fig. 2) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Kunges River, elevation 4000 feet, Gansu Province; Lake Koko [Kuku-nor], Quinghai Province, China. Syntypes: ZIN 7252 (1), 4175 (2), 7319 (6+). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. For types localities see Kottelat 2006:89 [ref. 28831]. •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Kottelat 2006:89 [ref. 28831]). •Synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990] as stoliczkae). •Synonym of Triplophysa retropinnis (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Kottelat 2012:130 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa retropinnis (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

polyfasciata, Triplophysa Ding [R.-H.] in Ding, Fang & Fang 1996:11 [Sichuan Journal of Zoology v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 23186] Stream in upper Minjiang River, Sanjiang Village, Wenchuan County, Sichuan, China. Holotype: SPNRI 910093 [? MSINR]. Paratypes: SPNRI 9100137 (1, allotype), 910095-9100180 (86), 9200146 (1). Name spelled polypfasciata once on p. 11 but eight other times as polyfasciata. •Valid as Triplophysa polyfasciata Ding 1996 -- (Kottelat 2012:130 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:142 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa polyfasciata Ding 1996. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Min Jiang River, Sichuan and Gansu Provinces, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

posterodorsalus, Paracobitis Li [W.-X.], Ran [J.-C.] & Chen [H.-M.] in Ran, Li & Chen 2006:81 [Guangxi Shifan Daxue Xuebao Ziran Kexue Ban v. 24 (no. 3); ref. 28951] Cave in Nandan County, 25°02'N, 107°36'E [24°59'N, 107°32'E], Guangxi, China. Holotype (unique): Heilong Tan Res. 041005001. Also spelted as posterodarsalus and posterodorsalus, Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367] selecting posterodorsalus. •Tentatively in Triplophysa -- (Yang et al. 2011:570 [ref. 31447]). •Synonym of Triplophysa longibarbata (Chen, Yang, Sket & Aljancic 1998) -- (Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Paracobitis posterodorsalus Li, Ran & Chen 2006 -- (Li et al. 2006:1 [ref. 29056], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522] but might be a synonym of Triplophysa longibarbatus (Chen, Yang, Sket & Aljancic 1998), Zhao et al. 2011:1552 [ref. 31493] with authors as Ran, Li & Chen, Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891] with authors as Ran, Li & Chen, Lan et al. 2013:101 [ref. 32910]). •Valid as Homatula posterodorsalus (Li, Ram & Chen 2006) -- (Zhang et al. 2016:129 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Triplophysa posterodorsalus (Li, Ran & Chen 2006) -- (Liu et al. 2017:844 [ref. 35125], Wu et al. 2018:93 [ref. 35971] as posterodarsalus, Chen et al. 2021:190 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa posterodorsalus (Li, Ran & Chen 2006). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Pearl River basin, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater.

posteroventralis, Barbatula toni Nichols [J. T.] 1925:4 [American Museum Novitates No. 171; ref. 3178] Chin-ssu [tzu], 16 miles southwest of Taiyuan, Shansi Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8410. Paratypes and/or Nichols specimens: FMNH 14691-93 (3). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:15 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Nemachelus barbatulus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:869 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Synonym of Barbatula toni (Dybowski 1869), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Vasil'eva 1998:96 [ref. 23591]). •Synonym of Triplophysa dalaica (Kessler 1876) -- (Zhu 1989:82 [ref. 17744], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:67 [ref. 23556], Kottelat 2012:125 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa dalaica (Kessler 1876). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

productus, Nemachilus stoliczkae Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:23, Pl. 1 (fig. 5) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Tributaries of Hwang He [Chuan che] River, China. Holotype (unique): ZIN 7329. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. The name stoliczkae is a misspelling of stoliczkai [originally stolickai Steindachner 1866 but incorrectly amended for letter "c" with diacritical mark]. First reviser selecting leptosoma over productus apparently Zhu 1989:110. •Synonym of Triplophysa leptosoma (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:110 [ref. 17744], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:79 [ref. 23556], Prokofiev 2007:18? [Engl. 14] [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061], Zhang et al. 2019:386 [ref. 36699]). •Synonym of Indotriplophysa leptosoma (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Kottelat 2012:86 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa leptosoma (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

pseudoscleropterus, Nemachilus Zhu [S.-Q.] & Wu [Y.-F.] 1981:221 [English p. 224], Fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 8523] Tributary of Golmud He (Qaidam Pendi), Qinghai Province, China. Holotype: NPIB 75066. Paratypes: NPIB 75046-48 (3), 75067 (1), 75068 (1), 75069-95 (27), 730452-55 (4). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa pseudoscleroptera (Zhu & Wu 1981) -- (Zhu 1989:89 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:158 [ref. 21205], Ding 1994:75 [ref. 21531], Zhang et al. 1995:51 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:115 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:71 [ref. 23556], Kottelat 2012:130 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:142 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Guo 2021:543 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa pseudoscleroptera (Zhu & Wu 1981). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

pseudostenura, Triplophysa He [C.-L.], Zhang [E] & Song [Z.-B.] 2012:273, Figs. 1A, 2A & C, 3 [Zootaxa No. 3586; ref. 32339] Yalong River (tributary of upper Yangtze River drainage), at Gala village (31°37’2.76"N, 99°58’2.20"E), Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, elevation 3350 meters. Holotype: IHB 20070703001. Paratypes: many at IHB. •Valid as Triplophysa pseudostenura He, Zhang & Song 2012 -- (Kottelat 2013:213 [ref. 32989], Yan et al. 2015:304 [ref. 33966], Zhang et al. 2016:142 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Zhang et al. 2019:390 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:610 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa pseudostenura He, Zhang & Song 2012. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Yalong River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

qilianensis, Triplophysa Li [W.-J.], Chen [X.-C.] & Hu [Y.-P.] 2015:418, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 3905 (no. 3); ref. 33642] Zhamashi Town, Heihe River, Qilian County, Qinghai Province, China, 38°17'23.8"N, 99°49'50.1"E. Holotype: NWIPB 201007133. Paratypes: NWIPB. •Valid as Triplophysa qilianensis Li, Chen & Hu 2015. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa qilianensis Li, Chen & Hu 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Heihe River, Qinghai Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

qingzhenensis, Triplophysa Liu [F.], Zeng [Z.-X.] & Gong [Z.] 2022:5, Figs. 2B, 5 [Journal of Vertebrate Biology v. 71: 22062; ref. 39962] Subterranean tributary of the River Wujiang in the River Yangtze drainage in Qingzhen County, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China, 26°47'0"N, 106°16'0"E, elevation 1,258 meters. Holotype: IHB 201911150001. Paratypes: IHB 201911150002-0005 (4). •Valid as Triplophysa qingzhenensis Liu, Zeng & Gong 2022 -- (Luo et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40607]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa qingzhenensis Liu, Zeng & Gong 2022. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Wujiang River drainage, Yangtze River basin, Guizhou Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

qini, Triplophysa Deng [S.-Q.], Wang [X.-B.] & Zhang [E] 2022:170, Figs. 1-4 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 31 (no. 2): IEF-1178; ref. 39345] Subterranean pool of Erwang cave, connected with Wu-Jiang River at Houping Village, Chongqing City, Wulong County, southwest China, 29°35'25"N, 108°0'23"E. Holotype: IHB 201809049887. Paratypes: KIZ, WNHM. •Valid as Triplophysa qini Deng, Wang & Zhang 2022 -- (Liu et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39962]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa qini Deng, Wang & Zhang 2022. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: underground pools in Wulong and Fengdu Counties, Wujiang River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, southwest China. Habitat: freshwater.

qiubeiensis, Triplophysa Li [W.-X.] & Yang [H.-F.] in Li et al. 2008:674, Fig. 1 [Zoological Research v. 29 (no. 6); ref. 29925] Underground cave near Nijiao Village, Qiubei County (24°05'N, 104°01°E), Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: KIZ 20060409001. Paratypes: KIZ 20020423001 (1), 20060409002-010 (9). •Valid as Triplophysa qiubeiensis Li & Yang 2008 -- (Zhao et al. 2011:1553 [ref. 31493], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Kottelat 2012:130 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891], Yang in Lan et al. 2013:256 [ref. 32910], Zhang et al. 2016:142 [ref. 34477], Yang et al. 2016:299 [ref. 34677], Liu et al. 2017:844 [ref. 35125], Wu et al. 2018:74 [ref. 35850], Wu et al. 2018:93 [ref. 35971], Huang et al. 2019:334 [ref. 36689], Chen et al. 2021:190 [ref. 38191], Deng et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39345]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa qiubeiensis Li & Yang 2008. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Nanpan River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Yunnan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

retropinnis, Nemachilus dorsonotatus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:33, Pl. 3 (figs. 5a-b) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Chami [Hami], Tsaidam, Quinghai, China. Syntypes: ZIN 4206 (2). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990] as stoliczkae). •Synonym of Triplophysa stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866), but a valid subspecies retropinnis (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2007:13? [Engl. 9] [ref. 28990]). •Questionably valid as Triplophysa retropinnis (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Kottelat 2012:130 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa retropinnis (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: lakes and streams in Qinghai, China and Mongolia. Habitat: freshwater.

reuniens, Nemachilus strauchi Turdakov [F. A.] 1952:57 [ ref. 28934] Irisu River, tributary of Karkara River, Kirghizistan. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. Original not seen. •Synonym of Triplophysa strauchii (Kessler 1874) -- (Kottelat 2006:89 [ref. 28831]). •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa ulacholica (Anikin 1905) -- (Prokofiev 2006:258 [ref. 29061]). Current status: Uncertain as Triplophysa ulacholica (Anikin 1905). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

robustus, Nemachilus Kessler [K. F.] 1876:32 [v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 2595] Gansu Province, China. Holotype (unique): ZIN 2486. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa robusta (Kessler 1876) -- (Zhu 1989:76 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:190 [ref. 21205], Ding 1994:65 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:113 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:64 [ref. 23556], Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:130 [ref. 32367], Li et al. 2015:423 [ref. 33642], Zhang et al. 2016:142 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Guo 2021:508 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa robusta (Kessler 1876). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Yangtze River basin, Gansu and Sichuan Provinces, China. Habitat: freshwater.

rongduensis, Triplophysa Mao [M.-L.], Zhao [X.-R.], Yu [J.], Xiao [N.] & Zhou [J.] in Luo, Mao, Lan, Song, Zhao, Yu, Wang, Xiao, Zhou & Zhou 2023:59, Figs. 7-9 [ZooKeys No. 1185; ref. 40607] Rongbei Village, Rongdu Town, Ceheng County, Guizhou Province, China, 25.04552008°N, 105.68482876°E, elevation circa 1173 meters. Holotype: CNGZNU 20230106001. Paratypes: CNGZNU 20230214001-214005 (5). •Valid as Triplophysa rongduensis Mao, Zhao, Yu, Xiao & Zhou 2023. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa rongduensis Mao, Zhao, Yu, Xiao & Zhou 2023. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: cave in Rongbei Village, Rongdu Town, Ceheng County, Guizhou Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

rosa, Triplophysa Chen [X.-Y.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2005:599, Fig. 2 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 66 (no. 3); ref. 28119] Subterranean pool of Dongba Cave, 29°13'40.44"N, 107°55'16.46'E, Wu-Jiang drainage, Jiangkou Town, Tianxing Town, Chongqing City, Wulong County, China, 581 meters deep, elevation 314 meters. Holotype (unique): KIZ 20021101. Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:353 [ref. 32939]. Name mentioned as Typhlobarbus rosa in Proudlove 2006:84 [ref. 28992] •Valid as Triplophysa rosa Chen & Yang 2005 -- (Li et al. 2008:676 [ref. 29925], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522], Zhao et al. 2011:1553 [ref. 31493], Yang et al. 2012:170 [ref. 31483], Kottelat 2012:130 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891], Yang in Lan et al. 2013:256 [ref. 32910], Bashir et al. 2016:479 [ref. 34447], Zhang et al. 2016:143 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 35021], Liu et al. 2017:843 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35551], Huang et al. 2019:334 [ref. 36689], Chen et al. 2021:190 [ref. 38191], Deng et al. 2022:175 [ref. 39345], Liu et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39962]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa rosa Chen & Yang 2005. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: underground pools, Wujiang River drainage, Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

rossoperegrinatorum, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2001:200, Figs. 13-18 [Zoosystematica Rossica v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 26613] Small mountain streams in northwestern Gansu [possibly in mountains northern of Xining and Lanzhou], China. Holotype: ZIN 3719. Paratypes: ZIN 3719a (4). •Synonym of Tripophysa stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) but a valid subspecies -- (Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061]). •Valid as Triplophysa rossoperegrinatorum Prokofiev 2001 -- (Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096]). •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa hexiensis (Zhao & Wang 1988) -- (Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Uncertain as Triplophysa hexiensis (Zhao & Wang 1988). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.

rotundiventris, Nemachilus Wu [Y.-F.] & Chen [Y.] 1979:292 [English p. 296], Fig. 3 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 8390] Jiegu He, tributary of the upper Jinsha Jiang, Yushu, Qinghai, China. Syntypes: Qinghai Inst. Biol. (5). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa rotundiventris (Wu & Chen 1979) -- (Zhu 1989:125 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:226 [ref. 21205], Zhang et al. 1995:68 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:119 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2006:Engl. 580 [ref. 28811] but probably a synonym of T. zaidamensis, Zhang et al. 2016:143 [ref. 34477], Feng et al. 2020:468 [ref. 37576]). •Valid as Quighaichthys rotundiventris (Kottelat 2012:103 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa rotundiventris (Wu & Chen 1979). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

ruzskyi, Nemachilus Nekrashevich [N. G.] 1948:121 [Uchenye Zapinski Tomskogo Universiteta No. 11; ref. 21176] Lake Alakul, Kazakhstan. No types known. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Noemacheilus strauchi (Kessler 1874), but a valid subspecies ruzskyi Nekrashevich 1948 -- (Mitrofanov & Dukravec 1989:47 [ref. 37748]). •Synonym of Triplophysa strauchii (Kessler 1874) -- (Kottelat 2006:89 [ref. 28831], Prokofiev 2006:258 [ref. 29061], Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367] with question). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa strauchii (Kessler 1874). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

salari, Nemachilus conipterus Turdakov [F. A.] 1954:118 [Trudy Institut zoologii i parazitologii, Kirgizskii filial Akademii nauk SSSR v. 1; ref. 26732] Talas canal at Taschkent, Uzbekistan. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. Original description not seen. •Synonym of Triplophysa coniptera (Turdakov 1954) -- (Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990]). •Synonym of Triplophysa coniptera (Turdakov 1954) but a valid subspecies salari (Turdakov 1954) -- (Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061], Kottelat 2012:124 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2017:201 [ref. 35630]). •Valid as Triplophysa salari (Turdakov 1954) -- (Sheraliev & Kayumova 2022:36 [ref. 39437]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa coniptera (Turdakov 1954). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Northern-central Asia: middle Syr-Darya basin (Uzbekistan). Habitat: freshwater.

sanduensis, Triplophysa Chen [S.-J.] & Peng [Z.-G.] 2019:376, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 4560 (no. 2); ref. 36537] Outlet of a small karst cave in Dengguang Village, Zhonghe Town, Sandu County, Guizhou Province, China, 25°49'45.81"N, 107°50'37.63"E. Holotype: SWU 2017061305. Paratypes: CLJH, SWU. •Valid as Triplophysa sanduensis Chen & Peng 2019 -- (Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191], Liu et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39962], Luo et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40607]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa sanduensis Chen & Peng 2019. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: upper reaches of the Duliujiang River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guizhou Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

scapanognatha, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2007:13? [Engl. 9], Fig. 4a-e [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 47 (no. 1); ref. 28990] Datzan Sume, in proximinity of Donkyr, Quaidam, Tibet. Holotype: ZIN 12495. Paratypes: ZIN 12495a (4). •Valid as Triplophysa scapanognatha Prokofiev 2007 -- (Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:130 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa scapanognatha Prokofiev 2007. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Tibet. Habitat: freshwater.

scleropterus, Nemachilus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:54, Pl. 6 (fig. 1) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Bajangol, Chuan che River, near Gomi, Lake Kuku Nor, Gansu, now flooded in Longyangxia, China. Lectotype: ZISP 7231. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. Lectotype selected by Prokofiev 2003:61 [ref. 28070], fig. 20. •Valid as Triplophysa scleroptera (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:87 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:176 [ref. 21205], Ding 1994:73 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:115 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:70 [ref. 23556], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:130 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:143 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Guo 2021:539 [ref. 38618], Wang et al. 2024:24 [ref. 40861]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa scleroptera (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Qinghai Lake and upper Yangtze River basin, Gansu Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

sellaefer, Barbatula yarkandensis Nichols [J. T.] 1925:4 [American Museum Novitates No. 171; ref. 3178] Chin-ssu [tsu], 16 miles southwest of Taiyuan, Shansi Province, China. Holotype (unique): AMNH 8411. Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:15 [ref. 12367]. Types changed to a unique holotype on K. Hartel email 16 Mar. 2016. •Valid as Triplophysa sellaefer (Nichols 1925) -- (Zhu 1989:74 [ref. 17744], Zhu 1995:113 [ref. 25213], Wang et al. 2001:170 [ref. 26566], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Kottelat 2012:130 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:143 [ref. 34477], Du et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38600]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa sellaefer (Nichols 1925). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Gansu (China). Habitat: freshwater.

sewerzowi, Nemachilus Nikolskii [G. V.] 1938:319, Figs. 1-3 [Bulletin de la Société des Naturalistes de Moscou, Section Biologique (n. s.) v. 47 (nos. 5-6); ref. 17210] Lower part of Kaskelen River, 2 kilometers above mouth, Ili River basin, Kazakhstan. Holotype: ZMMU P3638. Paratypes: ?ZMMU P-3535-37 (7, 1, 2), P-3639 (orig. 198, now 188); ZIN 28026 (2), 28369 (10); ZMA 110487 (2); ZSI F12812/1 (10). Type catalog: Svetovidova 1978:258 [ref. 9011], Nijssen et al. 1982:32 [ref. 19236], Vasil'eva et al. 2001:26-27 [ref. 25714] as sewerzovi. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Noemacheilus sewerzowi Nikolskii 1938 -- (Mitrofanov & Dukravec 1989:27 [ref. 37748]). •Valid as Nemacheilus sewerzowi Nikolskii 1938 -- (Berg 1949:867 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Valid as Triplophysa sewerzowi (Nikolskii 1938) -- (Prokofiev 2006:255 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2010:907 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:130 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2016:203 [ref. 34459], Sheraliev et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39759]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa sewerzowi (Nikolskii 1938). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Ili River basin (southeastern Kazakhstan). Habitat: freshwater.

shaanxiensis, Triplophysa Chen [J.-X.] in Chen, Xu, Fang, Song & Wang 1987:21 [English p. 242], Fig. 8 [Fishes in Qinling Mountain area.; ref. 21175] Tongchuan Xian, Shaanxi Province, China. Holotype: Inst. Zool., Shaanxi 801811. Paratypes: IHASW 801810 (1), 801813 (1), 801815 (1), 801817-18 (1, 1), 801967 (1), 801969-71 (1, 1, 1), 801978-80 (1, 1, 1). •Synonym of Triplophysa minxianensis (Wang & Zhu 1979) -- (Wu & Wu 1992:152 [ref. 21205] as shaenxiensis). •Valid as Triplophysa shaanxiensis Chen 1987 -- (Zhu 1989:75 [ref. 17744], Zhu 1995:113 [ref. 25213], Kottelat 2012:131 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:143 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa shaanxiensis Chen 1987. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

shannanensis, Triplophysa Wang [M.], Huang [J.], Chen [Y.-X.] & He [D.-K.] 2024:[3], Figs. 1-4, 10e [Journal of Ichthyology v. 64; ref. 40861] Niangjiang Chu, Tsona County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet, China, 92°14'57"E, 27°57'48"N, elevation 4,579 meters, Holotype: IHB 2021225. Paratypes: HU, IHB. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Triplophysa shannanensis Wang, Huang, Chen & He 2024. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa shannanensis Wang, Huang, Chen & He 2024. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra and upper Nujiang (upper Salween) River basins, Himalayan region, Tibet and China. Habitat: freshwater.

shashiguii, Triplophysa Wu [Y.-Y.] & Guo [Y.-S.] in Guo 2021:628 [939-940], Figs. 173.1-12 [Colored atlas of fishes of Sichuan; ref. 38618] Tributary of Liqu River, near the Gaoersi mountain pass, Kanding City, Sichuan Province, China, 30°03'25.28"N, 101°21'53.45"E, elevation 4,269 meters. Holotype: CGYS 201307001. Paratypes: CGYS (20). •Valid as Triplophysa shashiguii Wu & Guo 2021. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa shashiguii Wu & Guo 2021. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Yalong River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, Sichuan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

shehensis, Noemacheilus Tilak [R.] 1990:138, Figs. 2-3 [Records of the Zoological Survey of India v. 87 (no. 1-4); ref. 23720] Irrigation canal at Sheh, nearly 12 kilometerss east of Leh, Ladakh, Sheh, India. Holotype: NRS/ZSI 1208. Paratypes: ZRS/ZSI 1209 (4), 1210 (25). Publication possibly not until 1997 according to Kottelat 2012:131 [ref. 32367]. •Synonym of Triplophysa shehensis Menon 1987 -- (Kottelat 2012:131 [ref. 32367]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa shehensis Menon 1987. Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

shehensis, Triplophysa Menon [A. G. K.] 1987:212 [The fauna of India and the adjacent countries. Pisces. Vol. IV; ref. 14149] Ladakh, India. Holotype (unique): NRS/ZSI uncat. The description by Menon in Tilak 1984 "in press" and by Talwar and Jhingran 1991:514 as In press. We assume that the description provided in Menon may be different from Tilak's manuscript. •Valid as Triplophysa shehensis Menon 1987 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:514 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:191 [ref. 24904], Kottelat 2012:131 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa shehensis Menon 1987. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater.

shilinensis, Triplophysa Chen [Y.-R.] & Yang [J.-X.] in Chen, Yang & Xu 1992:17, Fig. 1 [Zoological Research v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 20028] Underground cave at Weiboyi village near Stone Forest, ca. 24°47'N, 103°22'E, Lunan [Shilin] County, Yunnan Province, Nanpan River basin, China. Holotype: KIZ 913001 [199100036]. Paratypes: KIZ 913002 (1). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:353 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Triplophysa shilinensis Chen & Yang 1992 -- (Zhu 1995:119 [ref. 25213], Romero & Paulson 2001:22 [ref. 26040], Chen & Yang 2005:604 [ref. 28119], Proudlove 2006:93 [ref. 28992], Li et al. 2008:676 [ref. 29925], Chen et al. 2009:90 [ref. 30169], Zheng 2009:[5] [ref. 30217], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522], Zhao et al. 2011:1553 [ref. 31493], Yang et al. 2011:569 [ref. 31447], Yang et al. 2012:170 [ref. 31483], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Wu et al. 2012:878 [ref. 32311], Kottelat 2012:131 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891] with authors as Chu & Yang, Yang in Lan et al. 2013:256, 257 [ref. 32910], Zhang et al. 2016:143 [ref. 34477], Yang et al. 2016:299 [ref. 34677], Li et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 35021], Liu et al. 2017:844 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35551], Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Wu et al. 2018:93 [ref. 35971], Huang et al. 2019:334 [ref. 36689], Chen et al. 2021:190 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa shilinensis Chen & Yang 1992. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Nanpan River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Yunnan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

shiyangensis, Nemachilus Zhao [T.-Q.] & Wang [X.-T.] 1983:97, Fig. 1 [Journal of Lanzhou University Natural Science v. 19 (no. 3); ref. 21318] Gansu, Leitai He stream near Wuwei (13°55'N, 102°38"W), Shiyang He River system, China. Holotype: DBLU 770582. Paratypes: DBLU 800895 (1). Original genus should have been Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa shiyangensis (Zhao & Wang 1983) -- (Kottelat 2013:131 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa shiyangensis (Zhao & Wang 1983). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Shiyang River drainage, Gansu, China. Habitat: freshwater.

siluroides, Nemachilus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:62, Pls. 7 (fig. 1), 8 (fig. 10) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Chuan Che River, near Gomi, elevation 7000 feet. Syntypes: ZIN 7243-44 (1, 1), 7851(1) Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa siluroides (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:103 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:233 [ref. 21205], Ding 1994:86 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:116 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:74 [ref. 23556], Yue & Chen 1998:201 [ref. 26415], He et al. 2008:47 [ref. 29558], Kottelat 2012:131 [ref. 32367], Bashir et al. 2016:479 [ref. 34447], Zhang et al. 2016:143 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Guo 2021:575 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa siluroides (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Datong and Huangshui River drainages, upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

stenurus, Nemachilus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:64, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Dy Tdchum, Tibet, elevation 12700-14200 feet. Lectotype: ZIN 7355. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1891.10.7.33 [ex ZIN] (1) Mt. Keria; ZIN 7256 (4), 7354 (3, now 2). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. Lectotype selected by Prokofiev 2009:699 [ref. 39772]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Berg 1949:862 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus, Coad 1995:23 [ref. 23608] with question). •Valid as Nemacheilus stenurus Herzenstein 1888 -- (Coad 1981:15 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus). •Valid as Triplophysa stenura (Herzenstein 1888) -- (Zhu 1989:117 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:238 [ref. 21205], Ding 1994:93 [ref. 21531], Zhang et al. 1995:63 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:118 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:81 [ref. 23556], Chen et al. 2004:507 [ref. 28065], Prokofiev 2006:258 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Li et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29309], He et al. 2008:47, 48 [ref. 29558] as a species complex, Prokofiev 2009:699 [ref. 39772], Zheng et al. 2010:[4] [ref. 30841], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2013:214 [ref. 32989], Yan et al. 2015:304 [ref. 33966], Zhang et al. 2016:143 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Ren et al. 2018:2 [ref. 38219], Usharamalakshmi et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36315], Feng et al. 2020:468 [ref. 37576], Guo 2021:599 [ref. 38618], Sheraliev et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39759], Çiçek et al. 2023:49 [ref. 40326], Wang et al. 2024:24 [ref. 40861]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa stenura (Herzenstein 1888). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Himalayan region, Kashmir (India) and upper Yangtze River basin (China). Habitat: freshwater.

stewarti, Diplophysa Hora [S. L.] 1922:70, Figs. 2c, 2d [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 24 (pt 1) (art. 3); ref. 15348] Small stream flowing into Rham-tso, eastern Tibet. Holotype: ZSI F2894/1. Paratypes: ZSI F2897/1 to 2903/1 (7). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:121 [ref. 20743]. See Das 2003:352 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Nemacheilus stewarti (Hora 1922) -- (Tilak 1990:144 [ref. 23720] as Noemacheilus). •Valid as Triplophysa stewarti (Hora 1922) -- (Zhu 1989:97 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:168 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:116 [ref. 25213], Zhang et al. 1995:54 [ref. 22734], Prokofiev 2002:S47 [ref. 27462], Prokofiev 2010:908 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:131 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2016:203 [ref. 34459], Zhang et al. 2016:143 [ref. 34477], Wang et al. 2024:24 [ref. 40861]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa stewarti (Hora 1922). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Himalayan region, Tibet and China. Habitat: freshwater.

stolickai, Cobitis Steindachner [F.] 1866:793, Pl. 14 (fig. 2) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 16; ref. 18789] Streams in Tsumureri Lake system, Rupshu Province, western Tibet, elevation 15550 feet. Syntypes: (12) NMW 48436 (5), 48439 (1), 50477 (4). Original spelling as Stoličkai (with a diacritical mark over the c, which is deleted according to ICZN Art. 32.5.2.1). •Valid as Noemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866), as a valid subspecies stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Mitrofanov & Dukravec 1989:16 [ref. 37748]). •Valid as Nemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Berg 1949:862 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus, Coad 1981:15 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus, Tilak 1990:144 [ref. 23720] as Noemacheilus, Coad 1995:23 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1998:103 [ref. 23869]). •Valid as Triplophysa stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) (sometimes as stoliczkae) -- (Menon 1987:213 [ref. 14149], Zhu 1989:113 [ref. 17744] as stoliczkae, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:514 [ref. 20764], Wu & Wu 1992:212 [ref. 21205], Ding 1994:89 [ref. 21531], Zhang et al. 1995:58 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:118 [ref. 25213], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:80 [ref. 23556], Menon 1999:191 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Mirza 2003:16 [ref. 27265] as stoliczkae, Chen et al. 2004:507 [ref. 28065] as stoliczkae, Kottelat 2006:89 [ref. 28831], Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061] as stoliczkae with subspecies, Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990] as stoliczkae with subspecies, Li et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29309] as stoliczkae, He et al. 2008:49 [ref. 29558] as stoliczkae, Zheng et al. 2010:[4] [ref. 30841] as stoliczkae, Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096] as stoliczkae with unnamed subspecies, Esmaeili et al. 2010:373 [ref. 33391] as stolicskai, He et al. 2012:279 [ref. 32339] as stoliczkae, Kottelat 2012:131 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:214 [ref. 32989] as stolickai, Gurung et al. 2013:4883 [ref. 32969] as stoliczkai, Li et al. 2015:423 [ref. 33642], Yan et al. 2015:304 [ref. 33966] as stoliczkae, Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:888 [ref. 34062], Bashir et al. 2016:479 [ref. 34447], Zhang et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34477] as stoliczkai, Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Esmaeili et al. 2017:73 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:53 [ref. 36089], Usharamalakshmi et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36315], Zhang et al. 2019:392 [ref. 36699], Feng et al. 2020:468 [ref. 37576] as stoliczkae, Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:206 [ref. 37983], Sheraliev & Peng 2021:9 [ref. 38329] as stoliczkai, Guo 2021:580 [ref. 38618] as stoliczkai, Sheraliev & Kayumova 2022:36 [ref. 39437], Sheraliev et al. 2022:63 [ref. 39759], Çiçek et al. 2023:16 [ref. 40326], Wang et al. 2024:21 [ref. 40861]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: upper Indus, Ganges, Tarim and Yangtze River basins (Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, China including Tibet). Habitat: freshwater.

strauchii, Diplophysa Kessler [K. F.] 1874:58, Pl. 8 (fig. 40) [Izvestiia Imperatorskago Obschchestva Liubitelei Estestvozaniia, Antropologii i Etnografii v. 11; ref. 2596] Ili River and Lake Balkhash, Kazakhstan (and possibly China). Syntypes: ZIN 2328-29 (2, 1) Lake Balkhash. •Valid as Nemacheilus strauchii (Kessler 1874) -- (Berg 1949:851 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus stauchi). •Valid as Noemacheilus strauchi (Kessler 1874), as a valid subspecies strauchi -- (Mitrofanov & Dukravec 1989:34 [ref. 37748]). •Valid as Triplophysa strauchii (Kessler 1874) -- (Zhu 1989:93 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:186 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:115 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2002:S45 [ref. 27462], Kottelat 2006:89 [ref. 28831], Prokofiev 2006:258 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:131 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34477], Sheraliev & Peng 2021:10 [ref. 38329], Sheraliev & Kayumova 2022:36 [ref. 39437], Sheraliev et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39759], Chen et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40668]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa strauchii (Kessler 1874). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Northern-central Asia: Balkhash and upper Syr Darya basin, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and middle and upper Hei River basin, China. Introduced in northern China. Habitat: freshwater.

tanggulaensis, Nemachilus Zhu [S.-Q.] 1982:223 [224], Figs. 1-4 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 8387] Hot springs of Wenquan, between Yanshiping and Tanggula Shankou, China. Holotype: NPIB 75061. Paratypes: NPIB uncat. (14). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. English description on p. 224. •Synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Wu & Wu 1992:212 [ref. 21205] as stoliczkae). •Valid as Triplophysa tanggulaensis (Zhu 1982) -- (Zhu 1995:118 [ref. 25213], Zhu 1989:112 [ref. 17744], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Chen et al. 2004:507 [ref. 28065], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34477], Feng et al. 2020:468 [ref. 37576]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa tanggulaensis (Zhu 1982). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

tangtianhensis, Triplophysa longianalis Wu [Y.-F.] & Wu [C.-Z.] 1988:21 [24], Fig. 4 [Acta Biologica Plateau Sinica No. 8; ref. 21206] Mouth of the Dangqu River, upper reaches of the Tangtianhe [Tongtian He] River, Qinghai Province, China. Holotype: NPIB 8606088. Paratypes: NPIB 8606089-91 (3). English description on p. 24. •Synonym of Triplophysa stewarti (Hora 1922) -- (Wu & Wu 1992:168 [ref. 21205], Kottelat 2012:131 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa stewarti (Hora 1922). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

tenuicauda, Cobitis Steindachner [F.] 1866:792, Pl. 17 (fig. 3) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 16; ref. 18789] Stream near Hanle monastery, Hanle, Tibet. Syntypes: NMW 48570 (6). •Valid as Noemacheilus tenuicauda (Steindachner 1866) -- (Tilak 1990:144 [ref. 23720]). •Valid as Triplophysa tenuicauda (Steindachner 1866) -- (Menon 1987:216 [ref. 14149], Zhu 1989:119 [ref. 17744], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:515 [ref. 20764], Wu & Wu 1992:235 [ref. 21205], Zhang et al. 1995:64 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:118 [ref. 25213], Menon 1999:191 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Mirza 2003:17 [ref. 27265], Prokofiev 2006:258 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], He et al. 2008:47 [ref. 29558], Prokofiev 2010:896 [ref. 31096], Zhang et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34477], Usharamalakshmi et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36315], Wang et al. 2024:24 [ref. 40861]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa tenuicauda (Steindachner 1866). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: upper Indus River system, Himalayan region, Kashmir, India, Pakistan, Tibet and China. Habitat: freshwater.

tenuis, Nemacheilus Day [F.] 1877:796 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876 (pt 4) (art. 2) (for 5 Dec. 1876); ref. 14207] Aktash (12600 eet) where waters of Ak-su pass to Oxus; Yankihissar (4320 feet) where rivers go to Yarkand River. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: BMNH 1889.2.1.1716-1717 (2); NMW 48477 (1); ZSI 684-686 (3), 709 (1, destroyed), 710-11 (2). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Berg 1949:864 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus). •Valid as Nemacheilus tenuis Day 1877 -- (Coad 1981:15 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus). •Valid, or a synonym of Nemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Coad 1995:23 [ref. 23608]). •Valid as Indotriplophysa tenuis (Day 1877) -- (Kottelat 2012:86 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Triplophysa tenuis (Day 1877) -- (Zhu 1989:95 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:184 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:116 [ref. 25213], Nalbant & Bianco 1998:116 [ref. 23810], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613] dated 1876, Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061], Li et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29309], Prokofiev 2010:895, 896 [ref. 31096] with comment, Li et al.2015:423 [ref. 33642], Zhang et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34477], Sheraliev & Peng 2021:10 [ref. 38329], Sheraliev et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39759], Çiçek et al. 2023:49 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa tenuis (Day 1877). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Yarkand River basin, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (India) and Hei and Shule River drainages (China). Habitat: freshwater.

tianeensis, Triplophysa Chen [X.-Y.], Cui [G.-H.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2004:228, Fig. 1 [Zoological Research v. 25 (no. 3); ref. 27818] Undeground river of Hongshuihe, Bala town, 24°58'N, 107°02'E, Tian'e County, Guangxi, China. Holotype: KIZ 200301003. Paratypes: KIZ 200301001-002 (2), 004-006 (3). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:353 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Triplophysa tianeensis Chen, Cui & Yang 2004 -- (Proudlove 2006:105 [ref. 28992], Li et al. 2008:676 [ref. 29925], Chen et al. 2009:90 [ref. 30169], Zheng 2009:[5] [ref. 30217], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522], Zhao et al. 2011:1552 [ref. 31493], Yang et al. 2012:170 [ref. 31483], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891], Lan et al. 2013:114 [ref. 32910], Yang in Lan et al. 2013:256 [ref. 32910], Zhang et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 35021], Liu et al. 2017:844 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35551], Wu et al. 2018:93 [ref. 35971], Chen & Peng 2019:383 [ref. 36537], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa tianeensis Chen, Cui & Yang 2004. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Hongshuihe River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Guangxi Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

tianlinensis, Triplophysa Li [J.], Li [X.-H.], Lan [J.-H.] & Du [L.-N.] 2016:296, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyological Research v. 64 (no. 3); ref. 35021] Karst cave, Hongxing Village, Langping Town, Tianlin County, Guangxi Province, China, 24.6167°N, 106.2739°E. Holotype: KIZ 2012005691. Paratypes: KIZ. •Valid as Triplophysa tianlinensis Li, Li, Lan & Du 2016 -- (Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa tianlinensis Li, Li, Lan & Du 2016. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Hongshui River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guangxi Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

tianxingensis, Triplophysa Yang [H.-F.], Li [W.-X.] & Chen [Z.-M.] 2016:297, Figs. 2-4 [Zoological Research v. 37 (no. 5); ref. 34677] Seasonal pond connected to subterranean waters in Longtao Village, Tianxing Township, Qiubei County, Yunnan, China, 23°56'29.0"N, 104°13'04.0"E. Holotype: HRA 20151002001. Paratypes: HRA, KIZ. •Valid as Triplophysa tianxingensis Yang, Li & Chen 2016 -- (Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971], Chen et al. 2021:188 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa tianxingensis Yang, Li & Chen 2016. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Qingshuijiang River drainage, Pearl River basin, Yunnan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

tibetanus, Nemachilus Regan [C. T.] 1905:187 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 15 (no. 86); ref. 15379] Lhasa, Tibet. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1904.12.28.86. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa tibetana (Regan 1905) -- (Zhu 1989:100 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:153 [ref. 21205], Zhang et al. 1995:52 [ref. 22734], Zhu 1995:116 [ref. 25213], Prokofiev 2002:S47 [ref. 27462], Prokofiev 2010:908 [ref. 31096] as thibetana, Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2016:203 [ref. 34459], Zhang et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34477], Du et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38600], Wang et al. 2024:24 [ref. 40861]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa tibetana (Regan 1905). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Himalayan region, Tibet and China. Habitat: freshwater.

transiens, Nemachilus strauchii Herzenstein [S. M.] 1888:50 [Zoologischer Theil, St. Petersburg v. 3 (2 abt.) (1); ref. 2147] Tschert Scher, Xinjian, Chana. Syntypes: ZIN 7349 (5). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Triplophysa tenuis (Day 1876) -- (Zhu 1989:95 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:185 [ref. 21205]). •Synonym of Trilophysa strauchii (Kessler 1874) -- (Prokofiev 2006:258 [ref. 29061], Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367] with question). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa strauchii (Kessler 1874). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

trewavasae, Triplophysa Mirza [M. R.] & Ahmad [S.] 1990:317, Fig. 1 [Pakistan Journal of Zoology v. 22 (no. 4); ref. 19160] Yasin Valley in the northern Areas (near Rest House of Yasin), Pakistan. Holotype (unique): GCM. •Valid as Triplophysa trewavasae Mirza & Ahmed 1990 -- (Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220]). •See Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990]. •Synonym of Triplophysa gracilis (Day 1877) -- (Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:126 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2017:186 [ref. 35630]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa gracilis (Day 1877). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

turpanensis, Triplophysa (Triplophysa) Wu [Y.-F.] & Wu [C.-Z.] in Wu & Wu 1992:175 [English p. 584], Fig. 35 [The fishes of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau; ref. 21205] River in Turpan City, Xinjiang, China. Holotype: NPIB 8706076. Paratypes: NPIB 8706046 (1), 8706051 (1), 8706057-75 (19), 8706274 (1), 8706279 (1), uncat. (1). •Valid as Triplophysa turpanensis Wu & Wu 1992 -- (Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev 2016:203 [ref. 34459], Zhang et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa turpanensis Wu & Wu 1992. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

ulacholicus, Nemachilus Anikin [V. P.] 1905:3 [Izvestiya Tomskogo Universiteta v. 27; ref. 15920] Issyk-Kul Lake, mouth of Ulakhol River, Kyrgyzstan. Syntypes: (4) not found at ZIN. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Nemacheilus strauchii (Kessler 1874), but a valid subspecies -- (Berg 1949:854 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus strauchi). •Synonym of Triplophysa strauchii (Kessler 1874) -- (Kottelat 2006:89 [ref. 28831]). •Valid as Triplophysa ulacholica (Anikan 1905) -- (Prokofiev 2006:258 [ref. 29061], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367], Sheraliev et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39759]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa ulacholica (Anikin 1905). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Issyk Kul Lake basin, Kyrgyzstan. Habitat: freshwater.

uranoscopus, Cobitis Kessler [K. F.] 1872:66 [22], Pl. 11 (figs. 32-33) [Izvestiia Imperatorskago Obschchestva Liubitelei Estestvozaniia, Antropologii i Etnografii v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 14134] Lake Iskander-Kul, Khodjaduk [Khodzauk], Tajikistan. Syntypes: (16) ZMMU P-2248 (1), P-2262 (1); none found at ZIN. Type catalog: Svetovidova 1978:259, 262 [ref. 9011], Vasil'eva et al. 2001:28-29 [ref. 25714]. On p. 22 of separate. •Synonym of Nemacheilus stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Berg 1949:862 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus stoliczkai). •Synonym of Triplophysa stolickai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Prokofiev 2006:257 [ref. 29061] as stoliczkai, Prokofiev 2007:8 [ref. 28990] as stoliczkae). •Valid as Triplophysa uranoscopus (Kessler 1982) -- (Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367], Sheraliev & Peng 2021:10 [ref. 38329], Sheraliev & Kayumova 2022:36 [ref. 39437], Sheraliev et al. 2022:63 [ref. 39759]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa uranoscopus (Kessler 1872). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Lake Iskander-Kul and Zeravshan River basins, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Habitat: freshwater.

venusta, Triplophysa Zhu [S.-Q.] & Cao [W.-X.] 1988:96 [100], Figs. 3-6 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 17743] Heilongtang Pond near Lijiang County town (26°53'N, 100°14'E), Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: IHASW 60IV0303. Paratypes: IHASW 60IV0304-09 (6), 60IV0566-75 (10). English description on p. 100. •Valid as Triplophysa venusta Zhu & Cao 1988 -- (Zhu 1989:78 [ref. 17744], Zhu 1995:114 [ref. 25213], Zhou & Cui 1997:180 [ref. 23279], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:65 [ref. 23556], Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:394 [ref. 36699]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa venusta Zhu & Cao 1988. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

vittata, Cobitis Heckel [J. J.] 1838:80, Pl. 12 (figs. 3-4) [Fische aus Caschmir; ref. 2063] Kashmir lakes. Syntypes: NMW 48451 (3). •Synonym of Triplophysa marmorata (Heckel 1838) -- (Menon 1987:208 [ref. 14149], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:512 [ref. 20764], Kullander et al. 1999:139 [ref. 23689], Menon 1999:190 [ref. 24904], Mirza 2003:16 [ref. 27265], Kottelat 2012:128 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa marmorata (Heckel 1838). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

waisihani, Triplophysa Cao [L.] & Zhang [E] 2008:35, Figs. 1-7 [Zootaxa No. 1932; ref. 29966] Kax River, tributary of the Ili River drainage at Dunmaza Town (43°82'N, 81°53'E), Yinging County, Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, northwestern China. Holotype: IHASW 890064. Paratypes: IHASW 890035, 37-39, 41-52, 54-58, 60-63, 68-70, 75, 78. •Valid as Triplophysa waisihani Cao & Zhang 2008 -- (Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa waisihani Cao & Zhang 2008. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Kax River, tributary of the Ili River, and Manas River drainage, Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Habitat: freshwater.

weiheensis, Triplophysa Feng [C.-G.], Zhang [Y.], Tong [C.], Zhou [B.-Z.] & Zhao [K.] in Feng, Zhang, Tong, Zhou, Li, Tang, Song & Zhao 2020:468, Fig. 1 [Zoological Research v. 41 (no. 4); ref. 37576] Zhang River, a tributary of Weihe River, at Chenjiamo Village, Zhangxian County, Dingxi City, Gansu Province, China, 34°48'N, 104°31'E, elevation 1.768 meters. Holotype: NWIPB 1505189. Paratypes: NWIPB. •Valid as Triplophysa weiheensis Feng, Zhang, Tong, Zhou & Zhao 2020. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa weiheensis Feng, Zhang, Tong, Zhou & Zhao 2020. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Weihe River drainage, Yellow River basin, Gansu, China. Habitat: freshwater.

wudangensis, Triplophysa Liu [F.], Zeng [Z.-X.] & Gong [Z.] 2022:3, Figs. 1-2A [Journal of Vertebrate Biology v. 71: 22062; ref. 39962] Subterranean tributary of the River Wujiang in the River Yangtze drainage in Wudang District, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China, 26°39'30"N, 106°46'0"E, elevation 1,105 meters. Holotype: IHB 201908090001. Paratypes: IHB 201908090002-0004 (3). •Valid as Triplophysa wudangensis Liu, Zeng & Gong 2022 -- (Luo et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40607]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa wudangensis Liu, Zeng & Gong 2022. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Wujiang River drainage, Yangtze River basin, Guizhou Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

wulongensis, Heminoemacheilus Wu [Q.], He [L.] & Li [L.] 2007 Cave, Wulong, China. Name used in "China Aquarium / Chinese ornamental fish" No. 3: 34-39 (2008) by Wu [Q.], Zheng [Y.], He [L.] & Li [L.]. •Found in Zhang et al. 2016:143 [ref. 34477] question missed species. •In the synonymy of Triplophysa rosa Chen & Yang 2005 ?. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Uncertain as Triplophysa rosa Chen & Yang 2005. Nemacheilidae.

wulongensis, Triplophysa Chen [S.-J.], Sheraliev [B.], Shu [L.] & Peng [Z.-G.] 2021:183, Figs. 1-2 [ZooKeys No. 1026; ref. 38191] Subterranean pool in Furong Cave, Wulong County, Chongqing Province, China, 29°24'1.09"N, 107°54'11.60"E. Holotype: SWU 2019051309. Paratypes: SWU 2019051301-308 (8). •Valid as Triplophysa wulongensis Chen, Sheraliev, Shu & Peng 2021 -- (Deng et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39345]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa wulongensis Chen, Sheraliev, Shu & Peng 2021. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Wujiang River drainage, Yangtze River basin, Chongqing Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

wuweiensis, Nemachilus Li [S.-C.] & Chang [S.-Y.] 1974:415 (English p. 418), Fig. 2 [Acta Zoologica Sinica v. 20 (no. 4); ref. 7515] Wuwei-Hsien, Gansu Province, China. Holotype: ASIZB [now NZMC] 62817 [ex G65-243]. Paratypes: ASIZB [now NZMC] 62189-25, 62829-31, 628340, 62834-35, 62837. Type catalog: Zhang 1996:501 [ref. 24036], Ye et al. 2015:61 [ref. 33808]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa wuweiensis (Li & Chang 1974) -- (Zhu 1989:90 [ref. 17744], Wu & Wu 1992:181 [ref. 21205], Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367], Li et al. 2015:423 [ref. 33642], Ye et al. 2015:61 [ref. 33808], Zhang et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa wuweiensis (Li & Chang 1974). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Xida River drainage, upper Shiyang River basin, Gansu Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

xiangshuingensis, Triplophysa Li [W.-X.] 2004:93, Fig. 1 [Journal of Jishou University (Natural Science Edition) v. 25 (no. 3); ref. 28170] Xiangshuing village, ca. 24°52'N, 103°21'E, Nanpan River basin, Shilin County, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype (unique): HRS 20001128001. Spelled once as xiangshuiqingensis in English abstract. •Valid as Triplophysa xiangshuingensis Li 2004 -- (Li et al. 2008:676 [ref. 29925], Zheng 2009:[5] [ref. 30217], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522], Zhao et al. 2011:1553 [ref. 31493], Yang et al. 2012:170 [ref. 31483], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Kottelat 2012:133 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891], Zhang et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34477], Yang et al. 2016:300 [ref. 34677] as xiangshuiqingensis, Liu et al. 2017:844 [ref. 35125], Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa xiangshuingensis Li 2004. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Nanpan River basin, Upper Pearl River drainage, Yunnan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

xiangxiensis, Noemacheilus Yang [G.-Y.], Yuan [F.-X.] & Liao [Y.-M.] 1986:219, Fig. 1 [Journal of Huazhong Agricultural University v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 20985] Feihu Dong (= cave), about 27°27'N, 109°26'E, Huoyan Township, northwestern Longshan County, Xiangxi, Hunan Province, China, subterranean water, Yuan River system, 20 meters underground. Holotype: Huazhong Agric. Univ. Fish. Dept. "XIANG" 8401. Paratypes: Huazhong Agric. Univ. Fish. Dept. "XIANG" 8601-02 (2); KIZ 863001 (1). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:352 [ref. 32939] as Yang, Yang & Lian. Genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Nemacheilus xiangxiensis Yang, Yuan & Liao 1986 -- (Tang et al. 2001:14 [ref. 25373] as Noemacheilus). •Valid as Schistura xiangxiensis (Yang, Yuan & Liao 1986) -- (Zhu 1989:58 [ref. 17744]). •Valid as Triplophysa xiangxiensis (Yang, Yuan & Liao 1986) -- (Chen et al. 1992:19 [ref. 20028], Zhou & Cui 1993:87 [ref. 20830], Zhu 1995:120 [ref. 25213], Chen & Yang 2005:607 [ref. 28119], Proudlove 2006:91 [ref. 28992], Li et al. 2008:676 [ref. 29925], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522], Zhao et al. 2011:1553 [ref. 31493], Yang et al. 2011:569 [ref. 31447], Yang et al. 2012:170 [ref. 31483], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Wu et al. 2012:879 [ref. 32311], Kottelat 2012:133 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891], Yang in Lan et al. 2013:256 [ref. 32910], Zhang et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 35021], Liu et al. 2017:844 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35551], Huang et al. 2019:334 [ref. 36689], Chen et al. 2021:190 [ref. 38191], Du et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38600], Liu et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39962]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa xiangxiensis (Yang, Yuan & Liao 1986). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: middle Changjiang and Yuanjiang River drainages, Yangtze River basin, western Hunan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

xichangensis, Triplophysa (Triplophysa) Zhu [S.-Q.] & Cao [W.-X.] in Zhu 1989:79 (English p. 136), Fig. 53 [The loaches of the subfamily Nemacheilinae in China (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae).; ref. 17744] Anning River, Xichangxian County, Sichuan, China. Holotype: HIASW 65V0714. Paratypes: HIASW 65V0709-13 (5), 65V0715 (1). •Valid as Triplophysa xichangensis Zhu & Cao 1989 -- (Ding 1994:71 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:114 [ref. 25213], Ding & Lai 1996:375 [ref. 23722], Zhou & Cui 1997:180 [ref. 23279], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:66 [ref. 23556], He et al. 2012:278 [ref. 32339], Kottelat 2012:133 [ref. 32367], Yan et al. 2015:304 [ref. 33966], Zhang et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Zhang et al. 2019:395 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:525 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa xichangensis Zhu & Cao 1989. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

xichouensis, Triplophysa Liu [S.-W.], Pan [X.-F.], Yang [J.-X.] & Chen [X.-Y.] 2017:835, Figs. 1-5 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 90 (no. 3); ref. 35125] Outlet of subterranean river in Xisa Town, Xichou County, Yunnan Province, China, 23°26'16.0"N, 104°40'42.1"E. Holotype: KIZ 2013003381. Paratype: KIZ. •Valid as Triplophysa xichouensis Liu, Pan, Yang & Chen 2017 -- (Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa xichouensis Liu, Pan, Yang & Chen 2017. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Red River drainage, Yunnan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

xingshanensis, Nemachilus Yang [G.-R.] & Xie [C.-X.] 1983:314 [316], Fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 8262] Xiangqi River, tributary of Chanjiang River, Xingshan County, western Hubei Province, China. Holotype: HACW 81-8-09. Paratypes: HACW 81-8-07 (1), 81-8-08 (1). Additional material: HACW uncat. (30). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. English description on p. 316. •Synonym of Triplophysa bleekeri (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) -- (Zhu 1989:109 [ref. 17744] as xingshangensis, Wu & Wu 1992:189 [ref. 21205], Chen & Zhang in Chen 1998:78 [ref. 23556]). •Valid as Triplophysa xingshanensis (Yang & Xie 1983) -- (Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:133 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa xingshanensis (Yang & Xie 1983). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

xiqiensis, Triplophysa Ding [R.-H.] & Lai [Q.] 1996:374 [English p. 376], Figs. 1-3 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 21 (no. 3); ref. 23722] Sikai village, Zhaojuexian County, 27°55'N, 102°45'E, Sichuan, China, elevation 2200 meters. Holotype: SPNRI 930013. Paratypes: SPNRI 930012 (1), 930014-24 (21). •Valid as Triplophysa xiqiensis Ding & Lai 1996 -- (Kottelat 2012:133 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:396 [ref. 36699]). •Synonym of Triplophysa xichangensis Zhu & Cao 1989 -- (Guo 2021:525 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa xiqiensis Ding & Lai 1996. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

xuanweiensis, Triplophysa Lu [Z.-M.], Li [X.-J.], Mao [W.-N.] & Zhao [Y.-H.] in Lu, Li, Lü, Huang, Xu, Huang, Qian, Yang, Chen, Mao & Zhao 2022:2, Fig. 1 [Zoological Research v. 43 (no. 2); ref. 39001] Tributary of the Hongshui River, Beipan River system, Xinle Village, Tangtang Town, Xuanwei City, Yunnan Province, China, 26°32'44"N, 104°08'01"E. Holotype: ASIZB 223816. Paratypes: ASIZB 223817-223831 (15). •Valid as Triplophysa xuanweiensis Lu, Li, Mao & Zhao 2022. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa xuanweiensis Lu, Li, Mao & Zhao 2022. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Beipan River drainage, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

yajiangensis, Triplophysa Yan [S.-L.], Sun [Z.-Y.] & Guo [Y.-S.] 2015:299, Figs. 1-9 [Zoological Research v. 36 (no. 5); ref. 33966] Yalong River, at lime kiln, downstream of Yajiang City, China, 29°59'51"N, 101°00'49"E, elevation 2560 meters. Holotype: Yajiang 201009005. Paratypes: Ganzi, Shiqu, Yajiang. •Valid as Triplophysa yajiangensis Yan, Sun & Guo 2015 -- (Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Zhang et al. 2019:397 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:614 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa yajiangensis Yan, Sun & Guo 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Yalong River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

yaopeizhii, Triplophysa Xu [T.-Q.], Zhang [C.-G.] & Cai [B.] in Zhang, Cai & Xu 1995:57, Fig. 11 [Fishes and Fish Res. Xizang, China; ref. 22734] Jinsha Jiang River system, Gonguue County 30.9°N, 98.2°E, Xizang [Tibet], China. Holotype: ASIZB [now NZMC] 64753 [ex 92801262]. Paratypes: ASIZB [now NZMC] out of 928-0696 (1), -0728 (1), -0877 (1), -1258 (1), -1316 (1); Inst. Zool. Shaanxi Prov. [1 spec. ea.] 928-0694, -0885, -0856, -0734, -0715, -0876, -0733, -0744, -0757, -0853, -0722, -0831, -1373, -1434, -1430, -1444, -1427, -1465, -1315, -0949, -1317. Type catalog: Ye et al. 2015:70 [ref. 33808]. Also appeared as new in Xu & Zhang 1996:377, Figs. 1-2 [ref. 24073] as Triplophysa (Triplophysa) yaopeizhii with types as listed below. See Kottelat 2012:133 [ref. 32367] for localities; types are apparently syntypes. •Valid as Triplophysa yaopeizhii Xu, Zhang & Cai 1995 -- (Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:133 [ref. 32367], Ye et al. 2015:70 [ref. 33808], Zhang et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34477], Wu et al. 2016:295 [ref. 34665], Zhang et al. 2019:398 [ref. 36699] with authorship Xu & Zhang 1996). •Synonym of Triplophysa xichangensis Zhu & Cao 1989 -- (Guo 2021:525 [ref. 38618]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa yaopeizhii Xu, Zhang & Cai 1995. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, Tibet, China. Habitat: freshwater.

yasinensis, Nemachilus Alcock [A. W.] 1898:38, Zool. Pl. 2 (figs. 2, 2a) [Report on the natural history results of the Pamir Boundary Commission; ref. 14671] Yasin River, Ladakh, India, elevation about 8500 ft. (or Pakistan, Gilgot-Baltistan, Yasin River at 8500 ft.). Holotype: ZSI F14181. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:125 [ref. 20743], Menon 1987:219 [ref. 14149]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa yasinensis (Alcock 1898) -- (Menon 1987:217 [ref. 14149], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:515 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:192 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Prokofiev 2001:194 [ref. 26613] dated 1889, Mirza 2003:17 [ref. 27265], Prokofiev 2007:7 [ref. 28990], Prokofiev 2010:896 [ref. 31096], Usharamalakshmi et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36315]). •Valid as Indotriplophysa yasinensis (Alcock 1898) -- (Kottelat 2012:86 [ref. 32367], Bleher 2018:138 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa yasinensis (Alcock 1898). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Pakistan and Ladakh and Kashmir, India. Habitat: freshwater.

yunnanensis, Triplophysa Yang [J.-X.] in Wu 1990:56, Fig. 51 [The fishes of Yunnan; ref. 20984] Yiliang, about 25°00'N, 103°23'E, Nanpang River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: KIZ 874200 [1987003994]. Paratypes: KIZ 874197 (1), 874199 (1), 874500-01 (2). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:353 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Triplophysa yunnanensis Yang 1990 -- (Chen et al. 1992:19 [ref. 20028], Lan et al. 1995:369 [ref. 23184], Zhu 1995:113 [ref. 25213], Li & Zhu 2000:397 [ref. 27938], Romero & Paulson 2001:22 [ref. 26040], Chen & Yang 2005:604 [ref. 28119], Proudlove 2006:92 [ref. 28992], Chen et al. 2009:90 [ref. 30169], Zheng 2009:[5] [ref. 30217], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522], Prokofiev 2010:895 [ref. 31096], Zhao et al. 2011:1553 [ref. 31493], Yang et al. 2012:170 [ref. 31483], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Ren et al. 2012:191 [ref. 32330], Kottelat 2012:133 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891], Zhang et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34477], Yang et al. 2016:300 [ref. 34677], Li et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 35021], Liu et al. 2017:843 [ref. 35125], Li et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35551], Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa yunnanensis Yang 1990. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Nanpang River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

yuzeshengi, Triplophysa Guo [Y.-S.] & Sun [Z.-Y.] in Guo 2021:633 [940-942], Figs. 174.1-15 [Colored atlas of fishes of Sichuan; ref. 38618] Upper Yantang River, Weicheng Town, Yanyuan County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan, China, 27°26'39.7"N, 101°38'59.0"E, elevation 2,450 meters. Holotype: CGYS 201501003. Paratypes: CGYS (28). •Valid as Triplophysa yuzeshengi Guo & Sun 2021. Current status: Valid as Triplophysa yuzeshengi Guo & Sun 2021. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Upper Yantang River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, Sichuan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

zaidamensis, Nemachilus Kessler [K. F.] 1876:34 [v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 2595] Tsaidam region, Quinghai Province, China. Syntypes: ZIN 2487 (2). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Questionably a synonym of Triplophysa stoliczkai (Steindachner 1866) -- (Zhu 1989:114 [ref. 17744]). •Valid as Triplophysa zaidamensis (Kessler 1876) -- (Prokofiev 2006:Engl. 580 [ref. 28811]). •Valid as Qinghaichthys zaidamensis (Kottelat 2012:103 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa zaidamensis (Kessler 1876). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

zaisanicus, Nemachilus strauchi Menshikov [M. I.] 1937:441 [Comptes Rendus (Doklady) de l'Académie des Sciences de l'U.R.S.S. v. 17 (no. 8); ref. 15289] Kazakhstan at Karasu River at Akdzhar, Tarbagatai region, between 47° and 48°N, 53° and 54°E, Lake Zaisan basin, 40 kilometers from the lake, Russia. Syntypes: (27) ZIN 26863 (18). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Nemacheilus strauchii (Kessler 1874) -- (Berg 1949:851 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus strauchi). •Synonym of Noemacheilus strauchi (Kessler 1874), but a valid subspecies zaisanicus Menshikov 1937 -- (Mitrofanov & Dukravec 1989:49 [ref. 37748]). •Synonym of Triplophysa strauchii (Kessler 1874) -- (Wu & Wu 1992:187 [ref. 21205], Kottelat 2006:89 [ref. 28831], Prokofiev 2006:258 [ref. 29061], Kottelat 2012:132 [ref. 32367] with question). Current status: Synonym of Triplophysa strauchii (Kessler 1874). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

zamegacephalus, Nemachilus Zhao [T.-Q.] 1985:53 [English p. 56], Figs. 1-2 [Zoological Research v. 6 (pt 4, suppl.); ref. 21204] Xiaohaizi, a small lake at Zubashi, about 39°30'N, 78°40'E, Bachu, south of Xinjiang, China. Syntypes: ASIZB [now NZMC] 54884-85 (2), 60189-200 (12). Type catalog: Ye et al. 2015:63 [ref. 33808]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Triplophysa zamegacephala (Zhao 1985) -- (Wu & Wu 1992:157 [ref. 21205], Prokofiev 2006:Engl. 580 [ref. 28811], Prokofiev 2006:255 [ref. 29061], Li et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29309], Zhang et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Qinghaichthys zamegacephalus (Zhoa 1985) -- (Kottelat 2012:103 [ref. 32367], Ye et al. 2015:63 [ref. 33808]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa zamegacephala (Zhao 1985). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Gaize River system, Xinjiang, China. Habitat: freshwater.

zhaoi, Triplophysa Prokofiev [A. M.] 2006:244, Figs. 40-65 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 86 (no. 2); ref. 29061] Swampy creeks of Lukchun oasis, Turfan Depression, Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Holotype: ZIN 10548. Paratypes: ZIN 10548a (4, 1 c&s), 10549 (4). •Valid as Triplophysa zhaoi Prokofiev 2006 -- (Kottelat 2012:133 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa zhaoi Prokofiev 2006. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Tufan Depression, Xinjiang, northwestern China. Habitat: freshwater.

zhenfengensis, Triplophysa Wang [D.-Z.] & Li [D.-J.] 2001:101, Fig. 2 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 26 (no. 1); ref. 25249] Zhenfeng County, Longchang town, ca. 25°32'N, 105°12'E, Beipan River basin, Guizhou Province, China. Holotype: ZMC 9050268. Paratypes: ? 22 specimens in ZMC, 4 in Inst. Hydrobiol: ZMC 90500002-03 (2), 9050099 (1), 9050101-02 (2), 9050105 (1), 9050107-08 (2), 9050216 (1), 9050218 (1), 9050220-22 (3), 9050224 (1), 9050237 (1), 9050269-77 (9), 9050280 (1). •Valid as Triplophysa zhenfengensis Wang & Li 2001 -- (Li et al. 2008:677 [ref. 29925], Chen et al. 2009:90 [ref. 30169], Zheng 2009:[5] [ref. 30217], Romero et al. 2009 [ref. 30522], Zhao et al. 2011:1553 [ref. 31493], Yang et al. 2012:170 [ref. 31483], Zheng et al. 2012:835 [ref. 31820], Lin et al. 2012:646 [ref. 32193], Ren et al. 2012:191 [ref. 32330], Kottelat 2012:133 [ref. 32367], Ma & Zhao 2012:111 [ref. 34891], Zhang et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34477], Liu et al. 2017:843 [ref. 35125], Wu et al. 2018:73 [ref. 35850], Li et al. 2018:62 [ref. 36072], Wu et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35971], Chen & Peng 2019:383 [ref. 36537], Chen et al. 2021:189 [ref. 38191], Liu et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39962], Luo et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40607]). Current status: Valid as Triplophysa zhenfengensis Wang & Li 2001. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Beipanjiang River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Guizhou Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.