elongata, Abbottina Yao [?] & Yang [?] in Lu, Luo & Chen 1977:524, Fig. 9-62 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 2850] Guangxi, China. Syntypes: IHASW 58-7-249, 254, 876 (3) Liujiang, 58-7-820 (1) Guilin, 58-7-915 (1) Lingming. Initials not seen. •Valid as Microphysogobio elongata (Yao & Yang 1977) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:146 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:213 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:82 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:362 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373]). •Valid as Microphysogobio elongatus (Yao & Yang 1977) -- (Zhao & Zhang 2001:591 [ref. 25676], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio elongatus (Yao & Yang 1977). Gobionidae. Distribution: Pearl and Yangtze River basins, Guangxi Province, southern China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.