 is from the Indus drainage including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, and western China.is known from the Upper Syr Darya and probably Amu Darya in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan 

"Exostoma" is distinguished by having the combination of an interrupted groove behind the lip (post-labial groove), the gill openings extending onto the underside (venter), homodont dentition with pointed teeth in both jaws, a crescent-shaped tooth patch in the upper jaw, and 10–12 branched pectoral rays.The head is depressed with a broadly rounded snout.