nitidus, Barbichthys Sauvage [H.-E.] 1878:241 [9] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 2; ref. 3879] Indochina. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-8587. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1883.7.4.62-64 [ex MNHN] (3) Chochin, China; MNHN 0000-3848 (7), B-2993 [ex MNHN 0000-8587] (4), 1874-280 (5). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:52 [ref. 19574]. On p. 9 of separate. Genus originally misspelled Barbychthys. Lectotype selected by Banarescu 1980:98; see also Kottelat 1984:794 [ref. 11440]. •Valid as Barbichthys nitidus Sauvage 1878 -- (Kottelat 1984:794 [ref. 11440], Rainboth 1996:106 [ref. 22772], Doi 1997:3 [ref. 22832]). •Synonym of Barbichthys laevis (Valenciennes 1842) -- (Roberts 1989:30 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2000:83 [ref. 25486], Kottelat 2001:40 [ref. 25780]). Current status: Synonym of Barbichthys laevis (Valenciennes 1842). Cyprinidae: Labeoninae. Distribution: Asia. Habitat: freshwater.