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.