Typová lokalita
Houay Hok upstream of confluence with Nam Khai, Nam Ngiep watershed, Thatom, Saysomboune Province, Laos, 18°55'13"N, 103°27'16"E, elevation 316 meters.
Původní popis
Kottelat, M. 2023. Nemacheilus pullus, a new species of loach from central Laos (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 71: 106-115.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.