laoensis, Barbus Günther [A.] 1868:115 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Laos Mts., Cochinchine. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1862.7.28.15. •Valid as Poropuntius laoensis (Günther 1868) -- (Rainboth 1996:99 [ref. 22772], Doi 1997:10 [ref. 22832], Kottelat 1998:48 [ref. 23436], Roberts 1998:111 [ref. 23549], Kottelat & Bréhier 1999:358 [ref. 24929], Kottelat 2000:45 [ref. 25040], Kottelat 2001:71 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:144 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:43 [ref. 33971], Muhammad-Rasul et al. 2018:336 [ref. 36118], Taki et al. 2021:122 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Poropuntius laoensis (Günther 1868). Cyprinidae: Cyprininae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, Laos. Habitat: freshwater.