obeini, Schistura Kottelat [M.] 1998:83, Figs. 121-122 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 23436] Nam Phao at waterfall immediately downriver of border post on road from Lak Sao to Vinh (Vietnam), Laos, 18°23'00"N, 105°09'20"E. Holotype: ZRC 41803. Paratypes: CMK 12366 (10), 12672 (13); DFV uncat. (4); NRM 36712 (3); ZRC 41812 (2). •Valid as Schistura obeini Kottelat 1998 -- (Kottelat 2001:113 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2012:114 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:209 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:44 [ref. 33971], Kottelat 2017:53 [ref. 35502], Kottelat 2017:705 [ref. 35677], Taki et al. 2021:205 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Schistura obeini Kottelat 1998. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, central and southern Laos. Habitat: freshwater.