[4][5][6] Named in honor of geographer and explorer Nikolai Przhevalsky (also spelled Przewalski and Prjevalsky, 1839–1888), who collected the type species and in whose book about Mongolia Kessler's description appeared.

[3] From April to July adults of the lake population migrate 40–50 km (25–31 mi) to nearby freshwater streams to spawn.

[5] This is thought to represent the reduced osmoregulatory and metabolic costs of living in Lake Qinghai which make returning after spawning and reproduction advantageous.

[9] The other population spends its entire life in the nearby Ganzi River and is variously recognized as a separate ecotype or subspecies (S. p.

[3] Although likely connected to Lake Qinghai in historical times, the low water levels have separated them, effectively isolating the naked barb in this river.