Species that contain: Lepidocephalus and guntea [ 11 ] records

aculeata, Schistura McClelland [J.] 1839:307, Pl. 53 (fig. 2) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Assam, India. No types known. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). •Questionably a synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

balgara, Cobitis Hamilton [F.] 1822:356, 394 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Nathpur, Kosi River, Uttar Pradesh, India. No types known. Day 1878:609 acts as first revisor, selecting guntea over balgara. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:46 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 223 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:525 [ref. 20764], Menon 1992:54 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904], Ataur Rahman 2003:176 [ref. 31338]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

birmanicus, Lepidocephalus guntea Rendahl [H.] 1948:64, Figs. 30-31 [Arkiv för Zoologi v. 40 A (no. 7); ref. 19694] Shweli River, 24 miles east of 24°N, 96°E, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. Holotype: NRM 20829. Paratypes: NRM 10821 (1), 10829 (3), 23182-83 (2, 2), 33185 (1). •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:525 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalus berdmorei (Blyth 1860) -- (Menon 1992:72 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:160 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys birmanicus (Rendahl 1948) -- (Rainboth 1996:137 [ref. 22772]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei (Blyth 1860) -- (Kottelat & Lim 1992:205 [ref. 21291], Kottelat 2001:90 [ref. 25780] as burmanicus, Havird & Page 2010:145 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei (Blyth 1860). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

dibruensis, Lepidocephalus Sen [T. K.] 1979:35, Figs. 1, 2 a. [Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 8666] Dibru River, Guijan, 60 kilometers from Dibrugarh, Assam, India. Holotype: ZSI FF1203. Paratypes: ZSI FF1204 (1). See Das 2003:353 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:525 [ref. 20764], Menon 1992:57 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:162 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

guntea, Cobitis Hamilton [F.] 1822:353, 394 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Bengal. No types known. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 219 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:157 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:525 [ref. 20764], Menon 1992:54 [ref. 23970], Singh & Yazdani 1993:200 [ref. 24022], Sen 1995:553 [ref. 23778], Sen 1999:199 [ref. 24750], Menon 1999:160 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:324 [ref. 25220], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Mirza 2003:13 [ref. 27265], Yadav 2003:17 [ref. 27711], Ataur Rahman 2003:176 [ref. 31338], Shrestha 2008:137 [ref. 29923]). •Valid as Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Shrestha 1978:37 [ref. 15970], Banik & Choudhury 1996:579 [ref. 24736], Doi 1997:14 [ref. 22832], Arunkumar 2000:1095 [ref. 25767], Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Havird et al. 2010:9 [ref. 30908], Kottelat 2012:32 [ref. 32367], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Gurung et al. 2013:4883 [ref. 32969], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2017:713 [ref. 35678], Suresh et al. 2018:114 [ref. 36495], Bleher 2018:306 [ref. 36647], Kosygin et al. 2022:662 [ref. 40736], Shangningam & Kosygin 2022:60 [ref. 39587], Tudu et al. 2022:43 [ref. 40484]). Current status: Valid as Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Distribution: South Asia: Pakistan, Bhutan, India (northern and central India, northern Western Ghats), Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater.

lateralis, Misgurnus Günther [A.] 1868:346 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Bengal, India. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1858.8.15.49. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1992:57 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

maya, Cobitis Sykes [W. H.] 1839:162 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Deccan, India. No types known. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:59 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:367 [ref. 18868]. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1992:54 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

nepalensis, Lepidocephalichthys Shrestha [J.] 1980:129, Fig. 63 [Fishes of Nepal; ref. 22513] Biratnagar, Singhia River, Nepal. Syntypes: (12). Appeared first without distinguishing features in Shrestha 1978:37 [ref. 15970]. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1992:58 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:162 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

olivaceus, Canthophrys Swainson [W.] 1839:310 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Kosi River, India. No types known. Based on Ham. Cob. No. 8 -- which is Hamilton 1822:356, "8th Species.--Cobitis balgara. Unneeded new name for Cobitis balgara Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1992:54 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

phoxocheila, Cobitis McClelland [J.] 1839:305, 439, Pl. 52 (fig. 4) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Mishmee Mts., Arunachal Pradesh, India. No types known. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1992:54 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:180 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

vittatus, Canthophrys Swainson [W.] 1839:310 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Bengal. India. No types known. Based on Ham. Cob. No. 4 -- which is Hamilton 1822:353 [ref. 2031], "4th Species.--Cobitis guntea". Unneeded new name for Cobitis guntea Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1992:54 [ref. 23970], Menon 1999:161 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822) -- (Havird & Page 2010:153 [ref. 30739], Kottelat 2012:33 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:179 [ref. 32989]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton 1822). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.