- 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.