FAMILY Nemacheilidae Regan, 1911 - Stone Loaches [=Nemachilinae, Adiposiidae, Lefuini, Yunnanilini, Triplophysini] Notes: Nemachilinae Regan, 1911E:31 [Ref

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FAMILY Nemacheilidae Regan, 1911 - Stone Loaches [=Nemachilinae, Adiposiidae, Lefuini, Yunnanilini, Triplophysini] Notes: Nemachilinae Regan, 1911E:31 [Ref FAMILY Nemacheilidae Regan, 1911 - stone loaches [=Nemachilinae, Adiposiidae, Lefuini, Yunnanilini, Triplophysini] Notes: Nemachilinae Regan, 1911e:31 [ref. 3642] (subfamily) Nemacheilus [as Nemachilus, name must be corrected Article 32.5.3; changed to Noemacheilinae by Bănărescu & Nalbant 1964:160 [ref. 217] based on Noemacheilus; corrected to Nemacheilinae by Roberts 1989:94 [ref. 6439], confirmed by Nelson 2006:147 [ref. 32486] and by Kottelat 2012:74 [ref. 32367]] Adiposiidae Jordan, 1923a:145 [ref. 2421] (family) Adiposia Lefuini Prokofiev, 2010:890 [ref. 31096] (tribe) Lefua Yunnanilini Prokofiev, 2010:890 [ref. 31096] (tribe) Yunnanilus Triplophysini Prokofiev, 2010:892 [ref. 31096] (tribe) Triplophysa GENUS Aborichthys Chaudhuri, 1913 - hillstream loaches [=Aborichthys Chaudhuri [B. L.], 1913:244] Notes: [ref. 819]. Masc. Aborichthys kempi Chaudhuri, 1913. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Noemacheilus Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823 but a valid subgenus Aborichthys -- (Menon 1987:183 [ref. 14149]). •Valid as Aborichthys Chaudhuri, 1913 -- (Jayaram 1981:145 [ref. 6497], Zhu 1989:59 [ref. 17744], Kottelat 1990:18 [ref. 14137], Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:454 [ref. 23187], Sen 2009:13 [ref. 30554], Prokofiev 2010:889 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:74 [ref. 32367], Kosygin 2012:49 [ref. 32937], Kottelat 2013:198 [ref. 32989], Arunachalam et al. 2014:33 [ref. 33198]) Current status: Valid as Aborichthys Chaudhuri, 1913. Nemacheilidae. Species Aborichthys boutanensis (McClelland, 1842) - Bolan hillstream loach (author) [=Cobitis boutanensis McClelland [J.], 1842:586, Aborichthys kempi Chaudhuri [B. L.], 1913:245, Pl. 7 (figs. 1, 1a-b)] Notes: [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 2 (no. 8); ref. 2926] Bolan Pass, Afganistan [now Bhutan]. Current status: Valid as Aborichthys boutanensis (McClelland, 1842). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Bhutan. Habitat: freshwater. (kempi) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 8 (pt 3); ref. 819] Egar stream between Renging and Rotung, Dihang River near Yembung, and Sirpo River near Renging, Abor Hills, India. Current status: Synonym of Aborichthys boutanensis (McClelland, 1842). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Northeastern India, China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Aborichthys cataracta Arunachalam et al., 2014 - Arunachal hillstream loach (author) [=Aborichthys cataracta Arunachalam [M.], Raja [M.], Malaiammal [M.] & Mayden [R. L.], 2014:34, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Species v. 7 (no. 18); ref. 33198] Arunachal Pradesh, stream joining with Ranga River, Hong Village, Upper Subanshri District, 27°32'766"N, 93°51'57E, India. Current status: Valid as Aborichthys cataracta Arunachalam, Raja, Malaiammal & Mayden, 2014. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Stream joining Ranga River, India. Habitat: freshwater. Species Aborichthys elongatus Hora, 1921 - Reang hillstream loach (author) [=Aborichthys elongatus Hora [S. L.], 1921:735, Fig.] Notes: [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 22 (pt 5, no. 33); ref. 2203] Reang River, Darjiling [Darjeeling] District, India, Himalayas, elevation 2000 feet. Current status: Valid as Aborichthys elongatus Hora, 1921. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Asia. Habitat: freshwater. Species Aborichthys garoensis Hora, 1925 - Tura hillstream loach (author) [=Aborichthys garoensis Hora [S. L.], 1925:233, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 27; ref. 15546] Tura, Garo Hills, Meghalaya, Assam, India. Current status: Valid as Aborichthys garoensis Hora, 1925. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater. Species Aborichthys tikaderi Barman, 1985 - Namdapha hillstream loach (author) [=Aborichthys tikaderi Barman [R. P.], 1985:680, Fig. 1] Notes: [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 81 (pt 3); ref. 8183] Namdapha Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Current status: Valid as Aborichthys tikaderi Barman, 1985. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater. Species Aborichthys verticauda Arunchalam et al., 2014 - Ranga hillstream loach (author) [=Aborichthys verticauda Arunachalam [M.], Raja [M.], Malaiammal [P.] & Mayden [R. L.], 2014:37, Figs. 4-5] Notes: [Species v. 7 (no. 18); ref. 33198] Arunachal Pradesh, tributary of Ranga River, 7 km away from Hola camp, Lower Subanshri District, 27°18'50.7"N, 93°57'51.2"E, India. Current status: Valid as Aborichthys verticauda Arunachalam, Raja, Malaiammal & Mayden, 2014. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Tributary to Ranga River, India. Habitat: freshwater. Species Aborichthys waikhomi Kosygin, 2012 - Bulbulia stone loach (author) [=Aborichthys waikhomi Kosygin [L.], 2012:49, Figs. 3-4, 5f] Notes: [Records of the Zoological Survey of India v. 112 (no. 1); ref. 32937] Arunachal Pradish, Bulbulia stream near Bulbulia a tributary of Noa-Dihing river, Nandapha, 27°31'56.4"N, 96°27"32.2"E, India. Current status: Valid as Aborichthys waikhomi Kosygin, 2012. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Arunachal, India. Habitat: freshwater. GENUS Acanthocobitis Peters, 1861 - loaches [=Acanthocobitis Peters [W. (C. H.)], 1861:712] Notes: [ref. 3451]. Fem. Acanthocobitis longipinnis Peters, 1861. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Noemacheilus Kuhl & van Hasselt, in van Hasselt, 1823, but a valid subgenus Acanthocobitis -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968:332 [ref. 6554], Jayaram 1981:158 [ref. 6497], Menon 1987:140 [ref. 14149]). •Synonym of Schistura McClelland, 1839 – (Zhu 1989:38 [ref. 17744]). •Valid as Acanthocobitis Peters, 1861 -- (Kottelat 1989:12 [ref. 13605], Kottelat 1990:18 [ref. 14137], Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:432 [ref. 23187], Doi 1997:26 [ref. 22832], Vishwanath & Laisram 2001:199 [ref. 25886], Ataur Rahman 2003:164 [ref. 31338], Grant 2007:1 [ref. 29366], Prokofiev 2010:889 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:45 [ref. 31992], Kottelat 2013:198 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Acanthocobitis Peters, 1861. Nemacheilidae. Species Acanthocobitis pavonacea (McClelland, 1839) - pavonacea loach (author) [=Cobitis pavonacea McClelland [J.], 1839:305, 437, Pl. 52 (fig. 1), Acanthocobitis longipinnis Peters [W. (C. H.)], 1861:712] Notes: [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Assam, India. Current status: Valid as Acanthocobitis pavonacea (McClelland, 1839). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater. (longipinnis) [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1861; ref. 3451] Ganges River, India. Current status: Synonym of Acanthocobitis pavonacea (McClelland, 1839). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater. GENUS Afronemacheilus Golubtsov & Prokofiev, in Prokofiev, 2009 - stone loaches [=Afronemacheilus Golubtsov [A. S.] & Prokofiev [A. M.], in Prokofiev, 2009:881] Notes: [ref. 30604]. Masc. Nemacheilus abyssinicus Boulenger, 1891. Type by original designation (also monotypic; second unnamed species included). •Valid as Afronemacheilus Golubtsov & Prokofiev, 2009 -- (Prokofiev 2010:889 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:76 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Afronemacheilus Golubtsov & Prokofiev, 2009. Nemacheilidae. Species Afronemacheilus abyssinicus (Boulenger, 1902) - Bahardar stone loach (author) [=Nemachilus abyssinicus Boulenger [G. A.], 1902:437] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Bahardar, Lake Tsana, Ethiopia. Current status: Valid as Afronemacheilus abyssinicus (Boulenger, 1902). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Ethiopia. Habitat: freshwater. Species Afronemacheilus kaffa Prokofiev & Golubtsov, 2013 - kaffa stone loach (author) [=Afronemacheilus kaffa Prokofiev [A. M.] & Golubtsov [A. S.], 2013] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 24 (no. 1); ref. 32805] Current status: Valid as Afronemacheilus kaffa Prokofiev & Golubtsov, 2013. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Oma-Turkana basin, Etheopia, Africa. Habitat: freshwater GENUS Barbatula Linck, 1790 - stone loaches [=Barbatula Linck [H. F.], 1790:38, Cobites Swainson [W.], 1839:130, 1310, Orthrias Jordan [D. S.] & Fowler [H. W.], 1903:769] Notes: [ref. 4985]. Fem. Cobitis barbatula Linnaeus, 1758. Type by absolute tautonymy. See Kottelat 1990:18 [ref. 14137] for remarks on type and availability. Linck 1790:38 [ref. 4985] described the new genus Barbatula mentioning 'Hierher gehören Cobitis Barbatula Taenia', meaning that two species were included, Cobitis barbatula and Cobitis taenia; barbatula is the type due to absolute tautonymy (ICZN Art. 68.4). See also Nalbant & Bianco 1998:110 [ref. 23810] but their interpretation is inaccurate. •In the synonymy of Orthrias Jordan & Fowler, 1903 -- (Prokofiev 2007:12 [ref. 30343], Prokofiev 2010:893 [ref. 31096]). •Valid as Barbatula Linck, 1790 -- (Zhu 1989:26 [ref. 17744], Kottelat 1990:18 [ref. 14137], Wu & Wu 1992:136 [ref. 21205], Vasil'eva 1998:94 [ref. 23591], Sideleva 2001:54 [ref. 26181], Sideleva 2003:11 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:111 [ref. 28183], Economidis 2005:67 [ref. 28213], Erk'akan et al. 2007:69 [ref. 29026], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:328 [ref. 29996], Freyhof et al. 2012:301 [ref. 31752], Kottelat 2012:77 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Barbatula Linck, 1790. Nemacheilidae. (Cobites) [ref. 4303]. Masc. Cobites barbatula Linnaeus, 1758. Type by monotype. •Synonym of Barbatula Linck, 1790 – (Kottelat 2012:77 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Barbatula Linck, 1790. Nemacheilidae. (Orthrias) [ref. 2461]. Masc. Orthrias oreas Jordan & Fowler, 1903. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Species referred to this genus are now usually placed in Barbatula, contrary to Prokofiev 2010 and following Freyhof et al. 2012. •Synonym of Nemacheilus Bleeker, 1863 -- (Krupp
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