- Aborichthys Chaudhuri, 1913
— 4 spp.
- Acanthocobitis Peters, 1861
— 4 spp.
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- Barbatula Linck, 1790
— 7 spp.
- Barbucca Roberts, 1989
— 1 sp.
- Ellopostoma Vaillant, 1902
— 1 sp.
- Heminoemacheilus Zhu & Cao, 1987
— 2 spp.
- Homatula Nichols, 1925
— 4 spp.
- Lefua Herzenstein, 1888
— 3 spp.
- Longischistura
— 1 sp.
- Mesonoemacheilus
— 4 spp.
- Micronemacheilus Rendahl, 1944
— 2 spp.
- Nemacheilus Bleeker, 1863
— 128 spp.
- Nemachilichthys
— 1 sp.
- Neonoemacheilus Zhu & Guo, 1985
— 3 spp.
Noemacheilus Kuhl & van Hasselt in van Hasselt, 1823
Nun Banarescu & Nalbant, 1982
- Oreonectes Gìnther, 1868
— 5 spp.
- Orthrias Jordan & Fowler, 1903
— 6 spp.
- Paracobitis Bleeker, 1863
— 9 spp.
Paranemachilus Zhu, 1983
- Paranoemachilus Zhu & Cao, 1987; (unavailable, manuscript)
- Physoschistura Banarescu & Nalbant in Singh et al., 1982
— 4 spp.
- Protonemacheilus
— 1 sp.
Qinghaichthys Zhu, 1981
- Schistura
— 68 spp.
- Sectoria Kottelat, 1990
— 1 sp.
- Seminemacheilus
— 1 sp.
- Sphaerophysa Cao & Zhu, 1988
— 1 sp.
- Sundoreonectes Kottelat, 1990
— 2 spp.
- Triplophysa Rendahl, 1933
— 64 spp.
Troglocobitis Parin, 1983
- Tuberoschistura Kottelat, 1989
— 2 spp.
- Turcinoemacheilus Banarescu & Nalbant, 1964
— 1 sp.
- Vaillantella Fowler, 1905
— 3 spp.
- Yunnanilus Nichols, 1925
— 17 spp.