Species that contain: Pseudogobio and brevirostris [ 6 ] records

bicolor, Pseudogobio Nichols [J. T.] 1930:1, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 440; ref. 16113] Hokou, on lower Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], northeastern Kiangsi Province, China. Holotype (unique): AMNH 9678. •Synonym of Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622]). •Synonym of Microphysogobio fukiensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:360 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2013:124 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Microphysogobio bicolor (Nichols 1930) -- (Sun & Zhao 2022:362 [ref. 38990]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio bicolor (Nichols 1930). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Yangtze River basin (China). Habitat: freshwater.

brevirostris, Pseudogobio Günther [A.] 1868:174 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Formosa [Taiwan]. Lectotype: BMNH 1865.5.2.49. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1865.5.2.50-53 (4), ZMB 6305 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:29 [ref. 31432]. Lectotype selected by Banarescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622]. •Valid as Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:368 [ref. 23878], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Ho & Shao 2011:29 [ref. 31432], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:[20] [ref. 35245], Sun et al. 2022:359 [ref. 39161]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868). Gobionidae. Distribution: Rivers north of the Miaoli Plateau, Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater.

fukiensis, Pseudogobio Nichols [J. T.] 1926:5, Fig. 4 [American Museum Novitates No. 224; ref. 15601] Fukien Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8477. Paratypes: AMNH 11038 (1). •Synonym of Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622]). •Valid as Microphysogobio fukiensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:144 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:212 [ref. 23876], Bănărescu 1992:325 [ref. 40251], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:359 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Kottelat 2013:124 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342], Sun et al. 2022:358 [ref. 39161]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio fukiensis (Nichols 1926). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Min and Joulung River basins, Fujian Province, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

kachekensis, Pseudogobio Oshima [M.] 1926:13 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 3314] Kachek River, about 40 miles above Kachek, Hainan Island China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622]). •Valid as Abbottina kachekensis (Oshima 1926) -- (Yu in Kuang et al. 1986:102 [ref. 26639]). •Valid as Microphysogobio kachekensis (Oshima 1926) -- (Mai 1978:196 [ref. 13511], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:216 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:361 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2001:30 [ref. 25482], Zhao & Zhang 2001:591 [ref. 25676], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Jiang et al. 2012:212 [ref. 32321], Kottelat 2013:124 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio kachekensis (Oshima 1926). Gobionidae. Distribution: Guangdong Province and Hainan Island, southern China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

kiatingensis, Pseudogobio Wu [H.-W.] 1930:70, Fig. 1 [Sinensia v. 1 (no. 6); ref. 16240] Lo-Shan (formerly Kiating), upper Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] drainage, southwestern Szechwan Province, China. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622]). •Valid as Microphysogobio kiatingensis (Wu 1930) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:145 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:214 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:294 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:358 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Kottelat 2006:88 [ref. 28831], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Jiang et al. 2012:212 [ref. 32331], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342], Zhang et al. 2019:252 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:273 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio kiatingensis (Wu 1930). Gobionidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, Sichuan Province, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

obtusirostris, Pseudogobio Wu [H.-W.] & Wang [K. F.] 1931:230, Fig. 5 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 7 (no. 6); ref. 16351] Chengtu, upper Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], Szechwan, China. Holotype (unique): not researched. •Synonym of Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622]). •Valid as Abbottina obtusirostris (Wu & Wang 1931) -- (Ding 1994:291 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:82 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:352 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34477], Guo 2021:266 [ref. 38617]). •Valid as Platysmacheilus obtusirostris (Wu & Wang 1931) -- (He et al. 2017:852 [ref. 38410], Huan et al. 2017:852 [ref. 38591]). Current status: Valid as Platysmacheilus obtusirostris (Wu & Wang 1931). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Yangtze River basin (China). Habitat: freshwater.