babeensis, Spinibarbus Nguyen [V. H.] in Nguyen & Ngô 2002:312, Fig. 148 [Freshwater fishes of Viet Nam. Volume I. Family Cyprinidae v. 1; ref. 28301] Hô Ba Bê, Bác Kan, Viêt Nam. Holotype: VNCNTTS I: H.01.64.05.01. Paratypes: VNCNTTS I: H.01.64.05.02 (1). •Valid as Spinibarbus babeensis Nguyen 2002 -- (Kottelat 2013:164 [ref. 32989] with question, Nguyen et al. 2015:105 [ref. 36432]). •Synonym or Spinibarbus caldwelli (Nichols 1925) -- (Endruweit 2025:72 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Spinibarbus caldwelli (Nichols 1925). Cyprinidae: Spinibarbinae. Habitat: freshwater.