cryptofasciata, Schistura Chen [X.-Y.], Kong [D.-P.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2005:28, Figs. 2-3 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. no. 13; ref. 28352] Nanting River, 23°58'N, 99°39'E, tributary to Salween River, Great Snow Mountain Township, Yongde County, incang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, elevation 690 meters. Holotype: KIZ 2002009647 [ex 20026453]. Paratypes: KIZ 2002009648 [ex 20026449], 2002009649-50 [ex 2002009654-55], and 2002009651 [ex 2002009657] (4), 2002009652-55 [ex 20026561-64] (4), 2002009656-57 [ex 20026336-37], and 20026339 (3); ZRC (1). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:352 [ref. 32939].as crytofasciata, Min et al. 2026:50 [ref. 42825]. •Valid as Schistura cryptofasciata Chen, Kong & Yang 2005 -- (Zheng et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32070], Kottelat 2012:107 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:206 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2014:60 [ref. 33202], Zhang et al. 2016:132 [ref. 34477], Endruweit 2017:399 [ref. 35191], Endruweit 2017:591 [ref. 35662], Endruweit 2025:271 [ref. 42401], Chen et al. 2025:53 [ref. 42997]). Current status: Valid as Schistura cryptofasciata Chen, Kong & Yang 2005. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Nanting River drainage, upper Salween River basin, Yunnan (China). IUCN (2026): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.