Cobitis dorsalis Kessler, 1872: 67. Type locality: Yany-Kurgan, Syr Darya.
REFERENCES FOR TAJIKISTAN: Nemachilus dorsalis — Nikolskiy (1938: 167): Syr Darya; Berg (1949: 859): foothill zone of Amu Darya, Syr Darya; Shaposhnikova (1950: map): foothill zone of Amu Darya basin. Triplophysa dorsalis — Afanasyev et al. (2020: 368): Syr Darya River bed outside of Kairakkum reservoir.
DISTRIBUTION IN TAJIKISTAN: Syr Darya and Amu Darya drainage.
CONSERVATION STATUS IN TAJIKISTAN: Not known; least concern (sensu IUCN).
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: None.