oresbios, Schistura Kottelat [M.] 2025:4, Figs. 2-9 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters IEF-1029; ref. 42547] Unnamed stream entering Nam Ngum from the east, north of Ban Xamthong, Xaisomboun Province, Laos, 19°17'13''N, 102°55'27''E, elevation 1100 meters. Holotype: MHNG 2807.060. Paratypes: CMK, ZRC. Plus aditional non-type material. •Valid as Schistura oresbios Kottelat 2025. Current status: Valid as Schistura oresbios Kottelat 2025. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: middle Nam Ngum drainage, Mekong River basin, central Laos. Habitat: freshwater.