Kapuas River
"Breitensteinia" species inhabit the middle and upper reaches of rivers in Borneo and Sumatra. "B. cessator" is known from the Batang Hari and Tulangbawan drainages in Sumatra and the Kapuas River drainage in western Borneo. "B. hypselurus" is known only from the Kapuas River basin in western Borneo. "B. insignis" comes from the Barito River drainage of southern Borneo.