laxiclathra, Homatula Gu [J.-H.] & Zhang [E] 2012:592, Fig. 1a, 4a [Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 94 (no. 4); ref. 31632] Wei River, Yellow River drainage, Zhouzhi County, Shanxi Province, China. Holotype: IHB 73V10738. Paratypes: 11 lots, 21 specimens at IHB. •Valid as Homatula laxiclathra Gu & Zhang 2012 -- (Min et al. 2012:313 [ref. 32341], Kottelat 2012:83 [ref. 32367], Zhang et al. 2016:128 [ref. 34477], Zhou et al. 2021:12 [ref. 38386], Nguyen et al. 2021:9 [ref. 38733], Min et al. 2022:112 [ref. 39113], Che et al. 2023:284 [ref. 40280]). Current status: Valid as Homatula laxiclathra Gu & Zhang 2012. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: East Asia: Weihe River drainage, Yellow River basin, Shanxi Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.